Table 1: Treatment arrangement of the experiment.
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% of DM offered |
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Treatments |
Natural Pasture Hay |
Forage (g/day) |
Conc. Mix (g/day) |
Total Supplement(g/day) |
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T1 |
Ad-lib |
- |
300 |
300 |
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T2 |
Ad-lib |
300 |
- |
300 |
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T3 |
Ad-lib |
150 |
150 |
300 |
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T4 |
Ad-lib |
75 |
225 |
300 |
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T5 |
Ad-lib |
225 |
75 |
300 |
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T1=60% WB: 40% NSC (300g), T2= 100 (forage mix (300g); T3 = 50:50 (forage mix 150g + conc.mix 150g); T4 = 25:75 (forage mix75g+ conc.mix 225g); T5 = 75: 25 (forage mix 225g+ conc.mix75g) (Table 1). Conc. =concentrate. Forage mix= (cow pea and Rhodes grass).