Parameter

Treatment¹

SEM

P<²

T3.5

T7.0

T10.5

Treat

Period

Digestible fraction, %

66.38

57.83

55.96

3.44

0.28

0.26

Rate of digestion, % hour⁻¹

6.94

8.09

9.33

1.90

0.72

0.51

Lag time, hours

3.64^c

2.40^a

3.07^b

0.45

0.01

0.01

Effective degradability

Kp³ = 5% hour⁻¹

30.63

30.98

30.11

1.89

0.94

0.09