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. 2020 May 24;98(6):skaa160. doi: 10.1093/jas/skaa160

Table 4.

Physical characteristics of feces from feedlot cattle fed diets varying in percentage of barley silage as determined by wet sieving

Barley silage, % of dietary DM P-value1
DM retained on sieve2, % 0 4 8 12 SEM Silage Linear Quadratic
3.35 mm 24.5 27.6 29.6 32.2 1.37 0.004 0.088 0.047
2.36 mm 44.9 42.6 39.9 38.9 0.81 <0.001 0.005 0.058
1.70 mm 16.4 15.0 14.4 13.9 0.56 0.025 0.072 0.11
1.18 mm 5.85 6.01 6.36 6.22 0.227 0.41 0.20 0.96
850 µm 3.28 3.37 3.71 3.57 0.267 0.67 0.38 0.93
Pan 5.16 5.32 5.97 5.20 0.624 0.78 0.37 0.63

1 P-values indicate overall silage, linear, and quadratic effects.

2Determined by applying a fine spray of water to each sieve arranged in descending mesh size.