Table 3 Lactation performance of Holstein cows fed total mixed diets containing monoculture bahiagrass baleage (MBB), bahiagrass-alfalfa baleage (BAB) or conventional corn silage (CCS)

12

12

12

19.51^a

21.56^a

25.50^b

0.75

2.86^a

3.20^ab

3.48^b

0.24

9.81^a

10.26^a

8.18^b

0.85

26.11^a

28.44^b

33.12^c

0.71

27.58^a

29.83^a

35.26^b

1.20

3.87^a

3.95^a

3.83^a

0.12

1.00^a

1.09^a

1.28^b

0.06

3.08^a

3.04^a

3.24^b

0.04

0.89^a

0.89^a

0.95^b

0.01

4.64^a

4.68^a

4.78^b

0.02

1.37^a

1.38^a

1.40^a

0.01

16.80^a

15.76^a,b

14.31^b

0.53

304^a

209^a

221^a

89

1.49^a

1.42^a

1.38^a

0.06

611.17^a

611.26^a

657.12^a

21.50

616.90^a

643.38^a

681.29^a

21.60

5.73^a

32.12^b

24.17^ab

4.71

2.83^a

2.63^a

2.64^a

0.15

2.78^a

2.67^a

3.03^a

0.13

-0.05^a

0.04^a

0.39^b

0.11