Table 2
DM intake, Feed efficiency, OM and DM digestibility, and weight characteristics of ewes following treated ration consumption in two experimental periods

ItemPeriod 1 (week 5)SEMPeriod 2 (week 9)SEM
P1P2P3P4P1P2P3P4
Feed
 DMI (kg/day)1.171.271.201.400.071.321.391.361.400.03
 DMI (kg DMI/kg BW)0.0270.0290.0270.0310.0020.0300.0310.0300.0300.0002
 DMI (kg DMI/kg MW)0.0700.0740.0700.0810.0040.0770.0800.0780.0790.002
 Feed Efficiency (kg Milk/kg DMI)0.920.830.920.850.080.83ab0.74b0.85ab0.98a0.07
 DM digestibility (%)66.2566.1667.5667.860.5566.31b67.07ab67.15ab67.56a0.28
 OM digestibility (%)68.26ab67.60b68.26ab68.71a0.2667.40b67.94b68.82a68.97a0.29
Weight characteristics
 BW (kg)43.0044.4244.7444.800.8743.7245.1245.5845.760.86
 BW gain (kg/day)0.0020.0160.0100.0070.0040.0340.0330.0400.0460.004