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Table 2 Potentially digestible forage mass and chemical composition of forage in Experiment 1

From: Energetic-protein supplementation in the last 60 days of gestation improves performance of beef cows grazing tropical pastures

Itema,b

Experimental month

1

2

3

pdDM, kg/hm2

4820

4050

3410

OM, g/kg

912

913

922

CP, g/kg

77.4

66.6

65.2

NDIN, % of total N

6.94

7.54

9.18

apNDF, g/kg

618

628

679

iNDF, g/kg

225

251

272

  1. apdDM – potentially digestible forage dry matter; OM – organic matter; CP – crude protein; NDIN – neutral detergent insoluble N; apNDF – neutral detergent fiber corrected for ash and protein residue; iNDF – indigestible neutral detergent fiber
  2. bpdDM was estimated for forage sampled in the area delimited by a metal square 0.5 m  × 0.5 m ; chemical composition was evaluated in the hand-plucked forage sample