Item | Mean | Standard deviation | Minimum | Maximum |
Diet composition, % DM |
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DM percentage | 88.6 | 0.87 | 87.5 | 90.2 |
Ash | 8.1 | 0.99 | 6.9 | 10.7 |
CP | 16.5 | 2.17 | 14.5 | 18.5 |
NDF | 39.8 | 9.66 | 22.8 | 59.0 |
EE | 3.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 5.7 |
Starch | 18.4 | 13.02 | 1.5 | 41.6 |
ME | 11 | 0.69 | 9 | 13 |
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Body weight, kg | 44 | 4.7 | 32 | 61 |
DMI, kg/d | 1.734 | 0.225 | 1.231 | 2.287 |
Milk yield, kg/d | 1.86 | 0.31 | 0.81 | 2.61 |
Energy measurements, kJ/kg BW0.75 |
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Gross energy | 1751 | 226.0 | 1168 | 2414 |
Fecal energy | 493 | 126.6 | 249 | 794 |
Urinary energy | 47 | 15.9 | 24 | 158 |
Methane | 86 | 26.7 | 13 | 177 |
ME intake | 1124 | 153.7 | 784 | 1619 |
Heat production | 704 | 93.5 | 522 | 975 |
Milk energy | 392 | 65.5 | 167 | 589 |
Retained energy | 28 | 57.6 | −153 | 197 |