Parameters | Treatments | SEM | SL | ||||
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T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | |||
Basal DMI (g/d) | 472.62a | 452.79ab | 445.93ab | 421.61b | 424.82ab | 11.073 | *** |
Supplement DM intake (g/d) | 195.7e | 248.0d | 300.3c | 352.7b | 405.0a | 0.000 | *** |
Total DMI (g/d) | 668.27d | 700.48Â cd | 746.78bc | 774.27b | 829.82a | 11.073 | *** |
TDMI (%BW) | 2.72c | 2.99bc | 3.27b | 3.44ab | 3.90a | 0.114 | *** |
OMI (g/d) | 570.90d | 589.68Â cd | 619.21bc | 634.25ab | 672.15a | 9.190 | *** |
CPI (g/d) | 55.59a | 54.99a | 54.82a | 54.23a | 54.09a | 0.357 | ns |
NDFI (g/d) | 367.02b | 372.09b | 385.38ab | 387.56a | 407.30a | 7.063 | *** |
ADFI (g/d) | 222.56d | 233.72Â cd | 249.70bc | 259.18b | 278.89a | 4.123 | *** |
ADLI (g/d) | 77.918d | 80.81Â cd | 85.32bc | 87.650ab | 93.41a | 1.378 | *** |
1MEI (MJ/Kg DM) | 7.12a | 7.16a | 7.29a | 7.31a | 7.48a | 0.174 | ns |