Results from the feeding trial are shown in Table 5. The average daily gains in
Ž. Ž Control and Group I 10% compost were significantly higher than in Group II 17%
. compost . This is likely an effect of the compost presence, which apparently lowered the
nutritive value and intake of the diet. A similar trend was observed by Kakkar et al.
Ž.1990 in a trial where wheat straw was replaced with spentPleurotuscompost in cattle
Ž diets. In that investigation cattle received larger quantities of compost 2 or 4 kg per
. day and their daily gain was lower—between 452 and 548 g