. | YAF . | Weaned . | Adult . |
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DMI (g day-1) | |||
Lucerne hay | 233±23B** (**) | 370±14A*** | 414±38A |
Oaten hay (from forage†) | 105±10C (95±10C) | 176±23B | 345±47A |
Apparent DM digestibility (%) | |||
Lucerne hay | 55.8±0.6A*** (***) | 59.3±1.4A*** | 56.9±2.8A*** |
Oaten hay (from forage†) | 40.3±3.4A (34.2±3.1B) | 42.0±2.9A | 41.8±1.1A |
Digestible DMI (g day-1) | |||
Lucerne hay | 130±14Y*** (***) | 219±6X*** | 231±14X |
Oaten hay (from forage†) | 40±2Z (31±1Z) | 71±6Y | 144±20X |
Digestible DMI (g kg-0.75 day-1) | |||
Lucerne hay | 32.1±1.7B*** (***) | 36.8±0.6B*** | 20.5±1.7A** |
Oaten hay (from forage†) | 10.4±0.2A (8.0±0.2B) | 11.9±0.9A | 12.8±1.8A |
OMI (g day-1) | |||
Lucerne hay | 210±20B** (***) | 330±15A*** | 374±34A |
Oaten hay (from forage†) | 100±11C (90±11C) | 165±22B | 332±45A |
Apparent OM digestibility (%) | |||
Lucerne hay | 54.9±0.7A*** (***) | 58.7±1.1A*** | 57.2±3A*** |
Oaten hay (from forage) | 42.2±2.6A (35.9±2.3B) | 43.4±2.8A | 44.6±1A |
Digestible OMI (g day-1) | |||
Lucerne hay | 116±12Y*** (***) | 193±6X*** | 209±13X |
Oaten hay (from forage) | 41±2Z (32±2Z) | 69±7Y | 147±20X |
Digestible OMI (g kg-0.75 day-1) | |||
Lucerne hay | 28.4±1.5Y*** (***) | 32.5±0.5Y*** | 18.6±1.6X** |
Oaten hay (from forage) | 10.5±0.4A (8.0±0.4B) | 11.6±0.9A | 13.1±1.8A |
. | YAF . | Weaned . | Adult . |
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DMI (g day-1) | |||
Lucerne hay | 233±23B** (**) | 370±14A*** | 414±38A |
Oaten hay (from forage†) | 105±10C (95±10C) | 176±23B | 345±47A |
Apparent DM digestibility (%) | |||
Lucerne hay | 55.8±0.6A*** (***) | 59.3±1.4A*** | 56.9±2.8A*** |
Oaten hay (from forage†) | 40.3±3.4A (34.2±3.1B) | 42.0±2.9A | 41.8±1.1A |
Digestible DMI (g day-1) | |||
Lucerne hay | 130±14Y*** (***) | 219±6X*** | 231±14X |
Oaten hay (from forage†) | 40±2Z (31±1Z) | 71±6Y | 144±20X |
Digestible DMI (g kg-0.75 day-1) | |||
Lucerne hay | 32.1±1.7B*** (***) | 36.8±0.6B*** | 20.5±1.7A** |
Oaten hay (from forage†) | 10.4±0.2A (8.0±0.2B) | 11.9±0.9A | 12.8±1.8A |
OMI (g day-1) | |||
Lucerne hay | 210±20B** (***) | 330±15A*** | 374±34A |
Oaten hay (from forage†) | 100±11C (90±11C) | 165±22B | 332±45A |
Apparent OM digestibility (%) | |||
Lucerne hay | 54.9±0.7A*** (***) | 58.7±1.1A*** | 57.2±3A*** |
Oaten hay (from forage) | 42.2±2.6A (35.9±2.3B) | 43.4±2.8A | 44.6±1A |
Digestible OMI (g day-1) | |||
Lucerne hay | 116±12Y*** (***) | 193±6X*** | 209±13X |
Oaten hay (from forage) | 41±2Z (32±2Z) | 69±7Y | 147±20X |
Digestible OMI (g kg-0.75 day-1) | |||
Lucerne hay | 28.4±1.5Y*** (***) | 32.5±0.5Y*** | 18.6±1.6X** |
Oaten hay (from forage) | 10.5±0.4A (8.0±0.4B) | 11.6±0.9A | 13.1±1.8A |
YAF, young-at-foot; DM, dry matter; DMI, dry matter intake; OM, organic matter; OMI, organic matter intake.
Values are means ±s.e.m. (N=6).
Within a row, values with different superscript letters are significantly different (A,B,CP<0.05; X,ZP<0.01). Asterisks indicate differences between diets within ages (**P<0.01 and ***P<0.001). †Apparent digestibility and digestible intakes of DM and OM from forage were estimated assuming a milk digestibility (DM and OM) of 95%(see text). Asterisks in parentheses in the YAF column indicate significant differences between lucerne hay and oaten hay forage after accounting for the 95% digestibility of the milk supplement (**P<0.01 and***P<0.001).