Variable

(% of fresh matter)

Production system

Type of production

Significance

Transhumance (n = 6)

Sedentary (n = 22)

Fattening Cattle (n = 18)

Mixed (n = 35)

PS

TP

Dry matter

27.85 ± 1.66^a

28.25 ± 2.91^a

28.67 ± 1.38^a

27.60 ± 2.42^a

NS

NS

Ash

0.98 ± 0.20^a

0.96 ± 0.24^a

1.09 ± 0.12^a

0.98 ± 0.16^b

NS

*

Total fat

12.20 ± 1.41^a

13.82 ± 2.8^a

14.86 ± 2.77^a

11.73 ± 1.12^b

NS

***

Total protein

25.46 ± 2.15^a

23.13 ± 2.41^a

23.97 ± 2.85^a

22.69 ± 1.10^a

NS

NS