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Characterization of vegetation offered on the experimental plots.
| Item | Period | SEM | |
|---|---|---|---|
| June | July | ||
| Proportion of vegetation type (%) | |||
| Grasses | 60.0 | 47.1 | 3.64 |
| Legumes | 5.6 | 6.8 | 1.22 |
| Forbs | 34.5 | 46.1 | 4.28 |
| Short vegetation | 42.0 | 54.1 | 4.05 |
| Tall vegetation | 45.9 | 26.2 | 3.56 |
| Mature vegetation | 12.1 | 19.7 | 2.50 |
| Nutritional value (g/kg DM) | |||
| Crude protein | 8.3 | 9.1 | 0.24 |
| Neutral detergent fiber | 62.1 | 64.6 | 1.11 |
| Acid detergent fiber | 33.9 | 34.0 | 0.42 |
| Digestibility of organic matter (g/kg) | 45.6 | 42.3 | 0.94 |
