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Table 3 The small intestinal digestibility of RUP

From: A comparative study of the intestinal digestive characteristics of different feeds for Holstein cows

Feedstuff

TSP method

MTSP method

Corn

65.38 ± 1.78c

91.41 ± 0.21b

SBM

79.01 ± 3.40a

98.22 ± 0.24a

DDGS

70.94 ± 2.68bc

88.49 ± 1.26b

SFM

74.85 ± 2.13ab

92.98 ± 0.56ab

CS

48.89 ± 4.63ef

63.47 ± 2.48de

WCS

40.55 ± 0.90g

55.01 ± 3.17f

CH

43.57 ± 3.44gf

57.50 ± 5.32ef

CW

49.92 ± 2.46ef

64.80 ± 2.04d

ASS

58.51 ± 3.64d

74.50 ± 2.26c

AFS

52.68 ± 0.88de

67.45 ± 2.93d

APS

52.84 ± 3.08de

67.35 ± 3.10d

Between different feeds

P < 0.001

SEM

57.92A

74.65B

TTEST

P < 0.001

  1. SBM soybean mean, DDGS distillers dried grains with soluble, SFM sunflower meal, CS corn stalk, WCS whole-plant corn silage, CH Chinese wildrye, CW Chinese wildrye, ASS alfalfa mowed at squaring stage, AFS full-bloom stage, APS pod stage, TTEST paired t-test
  2. A–B Means within a row with different superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.01).
  3. a – g Means within a column with different superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.001).
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