| Item | nexp | ntreat | Intercept | Slope | P-value | RMSE | AIC |
| OM, g/kg DM | 6 | 18 | 10.93 | −0.0049 | 0.018 | 0.11 | 2.1 |
| RPB, g/kg DM | 7 | 20 | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
| NDF, g/kg DM | 5 | 15 | 5.98 | 0.0011 | 0.008 | 0.10 | 3.5 |
| NDFf, g/kg DM | 5 | 15 | 6.14 | 0.0008 | 0.012 | 0.10 | 4.9 |
| Starch, g/kg DM | 6 | 18 | 6.57 | −0.0008 | 0.004 | 0.10 | 2.9 |
| Degradable starch, g/kg DM | 6 | 18 | 6.52 | −0.0008 | 0.018 | 0.11 | 5.4 |
| CP, g/kg DM | 6 | 18 | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
| Soluble sugars, g/kg DM | 6 | 18 | 6.54 | −0.0055 | <0.001 | 0.06 | −14.3 |
| DCAD, mEq/kg DM | 8 | 22 | 6.05 | 0.0011 | 0.004 | 0.09 | 2.1 |
| EB, mEq/kg DM | 8 | 22 | 5.97 | 0.0010 | 0.001 | 0.11 | 5.5 |