Table 1.
Summary of experiments and treatments
| Experiment | Design | Treatment1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1: Fiber | 2× 2 factorial | NDF concentration × Corn silage variety | |||
| 29% (low) | 38% (high) | Brown midrib (BMR) | Conventional (CONV) | ||
| 2: Starch | 2 × 2 factorial | Starch concentration × Corn grain variety | |||
| 21% (low) | 32% (high) | Dry ground (DG) | High moisture (HM) | ||
| 3: Fat | Control plus 3 levels of fatty acid (FA) saturation | FA supplementation | |||
| Low-fat control | SFA | 50:50 mixture of SFA and UFA (MIX) | UFA | ||
1
NDF and starch concentrations are expressed as a percent of diet DM. Experiment 1 was published as Oba and Allen (2000), experiment 2 was published as Oba and Allen (2003), and experiment 3 was published as Harvatine and Allen (2006). Names in parentheses denote treatment designations used in the text.