Variable

Treatment¹

SEM

p<²

T3.5

T7.0

T10.5

Treat.

Period

Pasture intake

DM, kg∙d⁻¹

17.42^a

14.59^b

13.85^b

0.54

0.01

0.04

NE_L, Mcal∙d⁻¹

24.92^a

20.87^b

19.80^b

0.77

0.01

0.04

Total intake

DM, kg∙d⁻¹

20.60^b

20.94^b

23.37^a

0.54

0.01

0.04

NE_L³, Mcal∙d⁻¹

31.43^c

33.88^b

39.33^a

0.77

0.01

0.04

GE⁴, Mcal EN_L d⁻¹

7.96^c

8.98^b

9.67^a

0.18

0.01

0.04

Conversion efficiency

Milk kg∙MS⁻¹

1.36

1.43

1.32

0.06

0.16

0.01

Milk Mcal EN_L⁻¹

0.89^a

0.88^a

0.78^b

0.04

0.01

0.01

ECM kg∙MS⁻¹

1.18

1.24

1.12

0.04

0.09

0.01

ECM Mcal EN_L⁻¹

0.78^a

0.76^a

0.67^b

0.03

0.01

0.01