GP after 24 h (ml/500mg)

IVDMD

IVOMD (%)

ME (MJ/kg, DM)

PF (mg/ml)

MB (mg)

VFA

(mmol/ml)

NDF-N

Leafy

48.0 ± 2.62a

50.97 ± 0.69a

64.76 ± 0.31a

9.56 ± 0.08a

1.19 ± 0.26a

88.45 ± 6.25a

1.08 ± 0.0.6a

2.40 ± 0.18a

Bolting

44.3 ± 0.72ab

48.38 ± 1.23b

62.71 ± 1.02a

9.23 ± 0.12ab

0.81 ± 0.06b

80.26 ± 1.69a

0.99 ± 0.03ab

1.81 ± 0.49ab

Early heading

41.9 ± 0.99b

45.87 ± 0.37c

59.14 ± 1.60b

8.72 ± 0.21b

0.64 ± 0.02c

82.93 ± 2.10a

0.93 ± 0.06b

2.02 ± 0.92ab

Flowering

34.9 ± 6.87c

42.83 ± 2.01d

52.09 ± 5.04c

7.64 ± 0.80c

0.52 ± 0.05c

67.99 ± 10.62b

0.80 ± 0.18c

1.50 ± 0.43b