|
Items
|
FMS kg/d of dry mater
|
SEM
|
P-value
|
|---|
|
0
|
0.2
|
0.4
|
0.6
|
|---|
|
Roughage Intake (DM basis)
|
|
Kg/d
|
3.13 ± 0.84
|
3.23 ± 0.97
|
3.40 ± 0.89
|
3.58 ± 0.70
|
1.00
|
0.47
|
|
Body weight (%)
|
1.81 ± 0.25
|
1.97 ± 0.22
|
1.89 ± 0.34
|
2.14 ± 0.11
|
0.60
|
0.44
|
|
Concentrate Intake
|
|
kg/d
|
0.90 ± 0.17
|
0.90 ± 0.17
|
0.90 ± 0.17
|
0.90 ± 0.17
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
Body weight (%)
|
0.50 ± 0.03
|
0.50 ± 0.03
|
0.50 ± 0.03
|
0.50 ± 0.03
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
Total Intake
|
|
Kg/d
|
4.00 ± 0.98
|
4.30 ± 1.13
|
4.10 ± 1.03
|
4.50 ± 0.85
|
1.00
|
0.48
|
|
Body weight (%)
|
2.32 ± 0.24
|
2.48 ± 0.22
|
2.41 ± 0.35
|
2.60 ± 0.21
|
0.06
|
0.44
|
|
Digestibility (%)
|
|
Dry matter
|
54.11 ± 1.49a
|
58.61 ± 0.68b
|
62.30 ± 2.57c
|
63.62 ± 2.49c
|
0.21
|
0.001
|
|
Organic matter
|
58.20 ± 0.46a
|
64.40 ± 0.42b
|
68.40 ± 2.10c
|
71.45 ± 0.66d
|
0.29
|
0.001
|
|
Crude protein
|
53.80 ± 0.65a
|
55.60 ± 0.32b
|
57.10 ± 0.17c
|
58.70 ± 0.32d
|
0.10
|
0.001
|
|
Neutral detergent fiber
|
50.00 ± 0.81a
|
51.90 ± 0.92ab
|
54.00 ± 0.56ab
|
55.40 ± 1.89c
|
0.12
|
0.05
|
|
Acid detergent fiber
|
45.80 ± 0.28a
|
47.30 ± 0.54b
|
49.60 ± 0.88c
|
52.80 ± 0.54d
|
0.15
|
0.001
|
- a,b,c,dMeans in the same row with different superscripts differ (P < 0.01), SEM Standard error of the mean
