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Chemical composition of the diet (air‐dry basis).
| Item | Diet | |
|---|---|---|
| HC | HF | |
| DM (%) | 87.8 | 88.5 |
| CP (% of DM) | 17.1 | 13.6 |
| GE (% of DM) | 16.8 | 16.3 |
| EE (% of DM) | 2.46 | 2.43 |
| NDF (% of DM) | 25.1 | 46.6 |
| ADF (% of DM) | 12.7 | 25.4 |
ADF, acid detergent fibre; CP, crude protein; DM, dry matter; EE, ether extract; GE, gross energy; NDF, neutral detergent fibre.
HC and HF mean high‐concentrate and high‐forage diets respectively.
