Treatments

OMD (% DM)

ME (MJ/kg DM)

SCFA (µmol/g DM)

Grass hay

38.2^h

5.4ⁱ

0.46^f

9281

62.5^a

9.3^a

0.83^a

11,252

61.1^b

9.0^c

0.80^a

11,255

60.5^b

9.1^bc

0.81^a

11,595

62.0^a

9.2^ab

0.82^a

11,604

62.3^a

9.2^ab

0.82^a

Grass hay + 15% 9281

41.3^f

5.8^g

0.51^de

Grass hay + 15% 11,252

41.2^f

5.8^g

0.50^de

Grass hay + 15% 11,255

41.6^f

5.9^g

0.51^de

Grass hay + 15% 11,595

40.9^f

5.8^g

0.49^e

Grass hay + 15% 11,604

40.1^g

5.6^h

0.47^f

Grass hay + 30% 9281

44.4^d

6.3^e

0.54^c

Grass hay + 30% 11,252

43.3^e

6.1^f

0.51^de

Grass hay + 30% 11,255

43.2^e

6.1^f

0.52^d

Grass hay + 30% 11,595

44.5^d

6.3^e

0.55^c

Grass hay + 30% 11,604

47.5^c

6.7^d

0.63^b

SEM

0.28

0.04

0.007