Table 3 Least square means and pooled standard error (SE) for DMI, milk yield and composition of cows fed the two experimental diets

DMI, kg/d

24.88

24.52

1.44

0.878

 Milk

31.63

29.79

1.97

0.043

 4% FCM^a

31.83

31.54

1.92

0.848

 Fat

1.23

1.25

0.07

0.781

 Protein

1.11

1.07

0.06

0.229

 Lactose

1.54

1.45

0.10

0.067

 SCM^b

31.63

31.02

1.73

0.589

 Fat

3.98

4.26

0.16

0.024

 Protein

3.55

3.66

0.08

0.065

 Lactose

4.85

4.84

0.04

0.634

 Urea, mg/L

24.01

25.42

0.52

0.510

 SCS^c, units

3.59

3.65

0.44

0.897

 RCT^d, min

19.75

19.76

1.26

0.986

 k20^e, min

6.66

6.50

0.35

0.732

 a30^f, mm

35.45

31.90

2.25

0.042

 pH

6.84

6.86

0.02

0.008

 SCM:DMI

1.27

1.27

0.07

0.969