. | Lucerne hay . | Oaten hay . | Digestelact . |
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Dry matter (% initial mass) | 92.2±0.6 | 92.4±0.4 | 99.0±0.0 |
Ash (% DM) | 9.6±0.3 | 5.8±0.1 | 4.84±0.0 |
Organic matter (% DM) | 90.4±0.3 | 94.2±0.1 | 95.2±0.0 |
Gross energy (kJ g-1 DM) (kJ ml-1 milk) | 16.7±0.2 | 15.7±0.4 | 21.9±0.2 (2.7±0.03)† |
Nitrogen (% DM) (mg ml-1 milk) | 2.9±0.07 | 0.89±0.09 | 4.5±0.01 (5.6±0.01)† |
Neutral detergent fibre (% DM) | 43.4±0.8 | 64.3±0.5 | — |
Acid detergent fibre (% DM) | 32.4±1.0 | 36.0±0.3 | — |
Lignin/cutin (% DM) | 6.2±0.2 | 3.4±0.1 | — |
Hemicellulose (% DM) | 11.0±0.2 | 28.4±0.2 | — |
Cellulose (% DM) | 26.2±0.8 | 32.5±0.2 | — |
Cell contents (% DM) | 56.6±0.8 | 35.7±0.5 | — |
. | Lucerne hay . | Oaten hay . | Digestelact . |
---|---|---|---|
Dry matter (% initial mass) | 92.2±0.6 | 92.4±0.4 | 99.0±0.0 |
Ash (% DM) | 9.6±0.3 | 5.8±0.1 | 4.84±0.0 |
Organic matter (% DM) | 90.4±0.3 | 94.2±0.1 | 95.2±0.0 |
Gross energy (kJ g-1 DM) (kJ ml-1 milk) | 16.7±0.2 | 15.7±0.4 | 21.9±0.2 (2.7±0.03)† |
Nitrogen (% DM) (mg ml-1 milk) | 2.9±0.07 | 0.89±0.09 | 4.5±0.01 (5.6±0.01)† |
Neutral detergent fibre (% DM) | 43.4±0.8 | 64.3±0.5 | — |
Acid detergent fibre (% DM) | 32.4±1.0 | 36.0±0.3 | — |
Lignin/cutin (% DM) | 6.2±0.2 | 3.4±0.1 | — |
Hemicellulose (% DM) | 11.0±0.2 | 28.4±0.2 | — |
Cellulose (% DM) | 26.2±0.8 | 32.5±0.2 | — |
Cell contents (% DM) | 56.6±0.8 | 35.7±0.5 | — |
DM, dry matter; *Digestelact low lactose (Sharpe Laboratories, Sydney,Australia).
Values are means ± s.e.m. †Values in parentheses are for Digestelact at normal dilution (i.e. 124 g DM l-1milk).