TABLE 3.
Correlation coefficients from Pearson correlation of the covariation among seven nutritional constituents (% of dm) measured in individual moose rumen samples (n = 481) collected during the winter 2014/15 in southern Sweden
| Ash | Lignin | microbial‐N | APR | Cellulose | Hemicellulose | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lignin | 0.783 | |||||
| microbial‐N | 0.536 | 0.798 | ||||
| APR | 0.750 | 0.956 | 0.853 | |||
| Cellulose | −0.886 | −0.962 | −0.752 | −0.938 | ||
| Hemicellulose | −0.658 | −0.786 | −0.669 | −0.796 | 0.780 | |
| TNC2+lipids | 0.720 | 0.696 | 0.482 | 0.640 | −0.805 | −0.802 |
All correlations were significant (p < .0001). The nutritional constituents included are ash, lignin, microbial‐N (estimated from total purine analysis), “available protein” (APR), cellulose, hemicellulose, and the combined measure TNC2+lipids (see Methods).