Table 3 Effect of SC supplementation on dry matter (DM) degradation characteristics of alfalfa pellets in steers fed diets with different concentrate-to-forage ratios
Item | CTFR | SEM | SC | SEM | P-value | Probability3 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | 30:70 | 50:50 | 70:30 | 90:10 |  | N1 | Y2 |  | CTFR | SC | CTFR × SC | Linear | Quadratic | Cubic |
a, % | 26.07 | 29.46 | 27.08 | 26.58 | 0.64 | 27.46 | 27.14 | 0.45 | <0.01 | 0.61 | 0.09 | 0.80 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
b, % | 38.48 | 35.95 | 38.99 | 39.86 | 0.75 | 38.18 | 38.46 | 0.53 | <0.01 | 0.71 | 0.43 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
c, %/h | 3.50 | 3.30 | 3.00 | 2.47 | 0.14 | 2.86 | 3.29 | 0.10 | <0.01 | 0.04 | 0.14 | <0.01 | 0.25 | 0.96 |
ED, % | 46.54 | 48.48 | 46.62 | 43.76 | 0.32 | 45.65 | 47.06 | 0.22 | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.14 | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.12 |