Parameter

Treatment¹

SEM

P<²

T3.5

T7.0

T10.5

Treat

Period

Pasture intake

DM, kg d⁻¹

17.96^a

16.07^b

14.24^c

0.18

0.01

0.01

${\text{NE}}_1^3$ , Mcal d⁻¹

26.76^a

23.95^b

21.22^c

0.27

0.01

0.01

Total intake

DM, kg d⁻¹

21.15^c

22.45^b

23.81^a

0.18

0.01

0.01

${\text{NE}}_1^3$ _, Mcal d⁻¹

32.95^c

36.33^b

39.78^a

0.27

0.01

0.01

GE⁴, Mcal EN_L d⁻¹

5.69^c

7.91^b

9.93^a

0.05

0.01

0.01

Conversion efficiency

Milk, kg DM⁻¹

1.48

1.52

1.52

0.06

0.36

0.04

Milk, Mcal EN_L⁻¹

0.95

0.94

0.91

0.04

0.13

0.04

ECM kg MS⁻¹

1.27

1.33

1.29

0.06

0.25

0.02

ECM Mcal EN_L⁻¹

0.81

0.82

0.77

0.03

0.08

0.03