Table 2.
Maternal feed consumption in different groups during late pregnancy
| Item | Treatments1) | SEM | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| CG (ad libitum) | RG2 | RG1 | |||
| Mean daily grass intake (g/d) | 1,693a | 853b | 444c | 8 | <0.0001 |
| Mean daily crude protein intake (g/d) | 171a | 86b | 45c | 1 | <0.0001 |
| Daily metabolizable energy intake (MJ ME /BW 0.75/d) | 0.67 | 0.33 | 0.18 | ||
SEM, standard error of the mean; ME, metabolizable energy; BW, body weight.
1)
CG, control group, ad libitum; RG2, restricted group2; RG1, restricted group1.
a–c
Within a row, means without a common superscript differ (p<0.05).