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. 2020 Oct 7;15(10):e0239786. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239786

Table 1. Pasture (Panicum maximum, cv Mombaça) and concentrate chemical composition (DM basis).

Item, %DM otherwise stated1 Pasture–Period2 Concentrate
1 2 3 4 S12CP S24CP
DM (%) 15.15 16.47 15.66 15.13 89.61 89.55
NDF 66.43 62.71 66.16 68.92 11.62 13.98
iNDF 13.34 13.77 13.56 13.21 0.89 0.92
CP 17.39 17.52 17.09 18.27 11.47 24.96
DE (Mcal/kg) 2.87 2.70 2.61 2.83 3.74 3.81
Ash 12.43 12.44 12.20 12.34 1.90 3.82

1DM = dry matter; NDF = neutral detergent fiber; iNDF = indigestible neutral detergent fiber; CP = crude protein; DE = Digestible energy (data estimated based on control animals).

21 = February 13 to February 27, 2019; 2 = February 28 to March 14, 2019; 3 = March 15 to March 29, 2019; 4 = March 30 to April 13, 2019.