Table 5
Digestible nutrient intake and apparent nutrient digestibility of different diets fed to sheep^1),2)

Item	Diet with		SE
Item	Rye straw	BF-based silage³⁾	SE
Digestible nutrient intake(g/d)
Dry matter	575.3^a	560.1^b	6.3
Organic matter	553.7^a	536.7^b	5.8
Crude protein	67.4^a	99.1^b	1.1
Ether extract	10.4^a	23.3^b	0.6
Neutral detergent fiber	223.0^a	180.5^b	4.1
Acid detergent fiber	124.7^a	113.2^b	3.5
Hemicellulose	98.4^a	67.3^b	1.4
Crude fiber	91.0^a	74.7^b	2.3
Nitrogen free extracts	384.9^a	339.7^b	3.6
Crude ash	21.6	23.3	2.2
Apparent digestibility (%)
Dry matter	67.7^a	65.9^b	0.8
Organic matter	69.9	69.8	0.7
Crude protein	68.8	70.1	0.9
Ether extract	76.8^a	89.2^b	2.8
Neutral detergent fiber	56.2^a	53.3^b	1.1
Acid detergent fiber	51.6	48.8	1.5
Hemicellulose	63.3	63.0	1.1
Crude fiber	48.9^a	45.7^b	1.3
Nitrogen free extracts	77.8	77.6	0.8
Crude ash	37.5^a	28.7^b	2.7
Total digestible nutrients (%)	66.7	66.6	0.7