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