Table 3.
Chemical composition and synchrony index of formulated experimental feeds
| CS | CES | CFS | ECS | ECES | ECFS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM | (%) | 88.95 | 87.96 | 87.45 | 88.44 | 87.46 | 86.94 |
| OM | (%DM) | 98.14 | 98.10 | 98.17 | 98.21 | 98.16 | 98.23 |
| CP | (%DM) | 17.19 | 17.36 | 17.27 | 17.74 | 17.91 | 17.82 |
| EE | (%DM) | 3.50 | 3.49 | 3.55 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.70 |
| NDF | (%DM) | 13.24 | 13.29 | 13.34 | 13.34 | 13.39 | 13.44 |
| ADF | (%DM) | 5.71 | 5.69 | 5.78 | 5.80 | 5.79 | 5.87 |
| SI1 | 0.85 | 0.95 | 0.71 | 0.93 | 0.80 | 0.72 |
1
SI = synchrony index. SI close to 1.0 means that ruminal release of protein and energy sources is balanced appropriately compared to those having lower SI.