Table 1.

Nutrient composition and energy content of the dried close-up and lactation diet fed during the preference tests.

Item	Close-up diet		Lactation diet
Nutrients, g/kg of DM	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Crude ash	62.4	6.3	63.7	7.4
Crude protein	147.6	8.8	159.8	10.2
Crude fat	25.5	1.7	29.8	1.6
Crude fiber	189.3	17.3	157.8	7.9
Starch	234.4	37.6	266.0	23.0
Sugar	16.8	7.2	24.0	6.1
DM, %	34.9	4.0	39.0	3.1
ME, MJ/kg DM	10.5	0.4	11.3	0.2
NEL, MJ/kg DM	6.3	0.3	6.9	0.1

DM dry matter.