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Table II.
Mean values for forage production and quality depending on pasture type (Festuca nigrescens (F) and Trifolium alpinum (T) pastures), and on the experimental period (P1 and P2). Dry matter (DM) as g·100 g−1 w/w; ash (ASH), crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fibre (NDF), acid detergent fibre (ADF), and acid detergent lignin (ADL) as g·100 g−1 DM. OMD reported in percentage. Energetic value expressed as UFL kg−1 DM.
| F |
T |
SEM1 | Pasture2 | Period2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | P2 | P1 | P2 | ||||
| Forage production (t DM·ha−1) | 2.66 | 3.45 | 1.55 | 1.35 | 0.13 | *** | NS |
| DM | 24.72 | 32.77 | 34.88 | 41.40 | 1.86 | *** | *** |
| ASH | 7.12 | 7.03 | 4.05 | 4.01 | 0.05 | *** | NS |
| CP | 12.78 | 9.88 | 14.00 | 12.84 | 0.27 | *** | *** |
| NDF | 50.46 | 48.42 | 55.43 | 56.35 | 0.32 | *** | NS |
| ADF | 28.77 | 31.16 | 31.06 | 30.13 | 0.24 | NS | NS |
| ADL | 3.50 | 5.76 | 4.56 | 4.68 | 0.10 | NS | *** |
| OMD | 63.03 | 58.52 | 58.75 | 56.07 | 1.70 | NS | NS |
| Energetic value | 0.85 | 0.80 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.11 | NS | NS |