Table 5 Chemical composition of the diets (% DM basis) provided pre- and postpartum

Pre-fresh

3

93

183

273

DM^a %

36.8 ± 1.2

38.9

40.7

41.3

43.0

CP^b

14.1 ± 0.3

15.2

13.8

14.9

17.0

aNDFom^c

35.0 ± 2.1

30.5

27.8

27.7

25.0

lignin

4.8 ± 0.2

4.3

5.0

4.0

4.7

starch

13.9 ± 4.0

21.3

22.4

25.3

21.7

sugar

3.1 ± 1.1

5.3

4.6

4.0

4.3