(55.66 vs. 57.24 and 67.57%), glucose (20.15 vs.19.15 and 16.18 g/dl), protein (31.25 vs.30.25 and 30.75 g/dl), cholesterol (7.78 vs.7.38 and 8.55 mg/dl) and creatinine (39.47 vs.37.82 and 39.15 mg/dl) (57.14 and 44.36%), hemicellulose (64.45 and 50.43%) and glucose (18.88 and 18.10g/dl) but improved (P<0.05) those of acid detergent lignin (43.55 and 54.54%), protein (30.33 and 31.17 g/dl), cholesterol (7.70 and 8.10 mg/dl) and creatinine (37.85 and 39.78 mg/dl