| Herbage mass | SEM | P-value | |
HHM | LHM | |||
Herbage mass above 5 cm (kg DM/ha) | 1859 | 1447 | 160 | 0.050 |
Height (cm)† | 48 | 37 | 3.9 | 0.037 |
Grass/Legume ratioǂ | 86 | 91 | 2.5 | 0.119 |
Chemical composition# (g/kg DM) |
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DM (g/kg) | 272 | 279 | 10.5 | 0.605 |
OM | 909 | 905 | 5.2 | 0.552 |
CP | 137 | 142 | 2.4 | 0.263 |
aNDFom | 588 | 566 | 9.8 | 0.266 |
ADFom | 321 | 294 | 3.3 | 0.251 |