Components | Oats | TMR Period I | Alfalfa | TMR Period II |
DM (%) | 18.3 ± 1.5 | 55.7 ± 2.9 | 22.1 ± 1.5 | 54.6 ± 2.7 |
OM | 87.2 ± 1.0 | 93.1 ± 0.5 | 89.5 ± 0.9 | 92.8 ± 0.5 |
IVDMD | 76.5 ± 3.9 | 74.0 ± 3.9 | 73.4 ± 3.4 | 73.0 ± 3.5 |
CP | 21.0 ± 1.8 | 17.8 ± 1.4 | 24.7 ± 1.8 | 16.3 ± 1.0 |
NDF | 44.3 ± 3.7 | 33.1 ± 2.8 | 38.0 ± 3.2 | 35.4 ± 2.8 |
peNDF>8 | nd2 | 20.0 ± 2.2 | nd2 | 21.5 ± 2.1 |
ADF | 21.1 ± 1.6 | 17.5 ± 1.5 | 21.0 ± 1.7 | 18.8 ± 1.3 |
EE | 4.6 ± 0.4 | 5.5 ± 0.4 | 3.5 ± 0.3 | 4.9 ± 0.4 |