DM

Soluble fraction (%)

22.94

22.50

24.40

29.83

2.25

0.18

Insoluble fraction (%)

55.31

56.16

51.67

57.05

10.82

0.98

kd (% hour−1)3

4.32

2.45

2.84

1.81

1.50

0.70

Degradable fraction (%)

78.25

78.65

76.07

86.87

12.71

0.93

Effective degradability4

kp = 5% hour−1

39.86

39.38

39.68

43.16

1.11

0.15

NDF

Degradable fraction (%)

68.65

70.56

74.83

55.76

12.56

0.74

kd (% hour−1)3

2.62

1.81

1.65

4.08

0.88

0.28

Lag time (hours)

0.90

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.45

0.45

Effective degradability4

kp = 5% hour−1

19.37

17.89

17.98

19.64

1.13

0.61