Effects of Broussonetia papyrifera silage on rumen fermentation parameters and microbes of Holstein heifers

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Table 1 Effects of BPS on apparent digestibility of Holstein heifers

Item	Dietary treatment				SEM	Contrast
Item	T0	T25	T50	T75	SEM	Line	Quad
Total tract digestibility, %
NDF	46.71	52.11	52.97	61.16	3.19	0.006	0.668
ADF	37.24	40.43	41.94	53.17	4.74	0.028	0.413
CP	40.25	50.22	56.48	59.80	5.43	0.016	0.553
EE	43.72	67.20	49.72	56.35	7.07	0.527	0.250

T0, 0% BPS; T25, 25% BPS; T50, 50% BPS; T75, 75% BPS; SEM, standard error of the mean. Line: linear; quad: quadratic
Means within the same row without the same letter superscripts are significantly