Table 1. Pasture (Panicum maximum, cv Mombaça) and concentrate chemical composition (DM basis).
Item, %DM otherwise stated1 | Pasture–Period2 | Concentrate | ||||
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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.