Skip to main content

Table 2 Particle size distribution of the experimental diets (% retained, as-fed basis) 2

From: Changes in feed intake, nutrient digestion, plasma metabolites, and oxidative stress parameters in dairy cows with subacute ruminal acidosis and its regulation with pelleted beet pulp

PSPS sieving

Treatments1

 

W0

W10

W20

BP10

>19 mm

37.5

33.6

31.5

27.0

8 to 19 mm

20.3

18.2

13.7

22.0

1.18 to 8 mm

27.8

30.7

31.1

29.6

<1.18 mm

14.3

16.9

23.2

20.6

  1. 1W0 = TMR containing 0% wheat, W10 = TMR containing 10% wheat, W20 = TMR containing 20% wheat, BP10 = TMR containing 20% wheat plus10% beet pulp; 2Determined using the Penn State Particle Size Separator (PSPS).