Parameter

Treatment1

SEM

P2

Control

SO100

SO75 - LO25

SO50 - LO50

SO25 - LO75

LO100

Intake (kg DM/d)

Pasture3

9.27ab

9.84ab

10.00a

9.24ab

8.09c

8.98bc

0.35

0.007

Concentrate

7.2

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

-

-

Oil

-

0.80

0.80

0.80

0.80

0.80

-

-

Total DM

16.47b

17.84a

18a

17.24ab

16.09c

16.98bc

0.39

<0.0001

Milk/DM intake

1.40a

1.38a

1.45b

1.42b

1.67c

1.41a

0.11

0.0006

ME, Mcal/d

43.11c

48.65a

49.05a

47.17ab

44.07bc

46.48abc

0.91

<0.0001

NEl(Mcal/d)

27.59c

31.14a

31.40a

30.18a

28.20bc

29.75ab

0.58

<0.0001