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 | |||||||
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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.