Effects of two alfalfa preparations with different particle sizes on the gastric mucosa in weanlings: alfalfa chaff versus alfalfa pellets

Table 1 Mean (± SD) daily dry matter and nutrient intake for each foal according to diet

Diet	DM	Ash	CP	CF	NDF	Starch	Ca	P	Mg
AC	9383 ± 120	461 ± 9	1190 ± 19.5	2978 ± 54	5265 ± 75	1410 ± 7	82 ± 1.6	27 ± 0.4	16 ± 0.2
AP	9798 ± 167	608 ± 21	1232 ± 31	2937 ± 54	5585 ± 79	1410 ± 9.5	86 ± 4	26 ± 0.4	16 ± 0.3
HA	10,800	457	1270	3286	6729	1404	89	29	20

Intake is expressed as grams
AC: diet including 3 kg alfalfa chaff, 4.3 kg grass hay, 2.7 kg oats, 240 g soybean meal, 70 g calcium oxide and 40 g of a commercial trace element mixture; AP: diet including 3 kg alfalfa pellets, 5.0 kg grass hay, 2.7 kg oats, and 40 g of a commercial trace element mixture; HA: diet including 8.3 kg grass hay, 3 kg oats, 0.5 kg soybean meal, 120 g CaCO₃ and 40 g of a commercial trace element mixture
Ca calcium, DM dry matter, CF crude fiber, CP crude protein, HA diet including hay, Mg magnesium, NDF neutral detergent fiber, P phosphorus

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