3. Results
The chemical composition of the feedstuffs used in the 2 experiments
is summarised in Tables 1a and 1b, respectively. Grass silage
DM concentration averaged 186 g/kg and DM digestibility averaged
738 g/kg and the fatty acid profile of GS was similar between experiments.
Compared to GS, MS was characterised by a higher starch
concentration and C18:2 proportion and lower crude protein and
fibre concentrations and a lower C18:3 proportion. In experiment 2,
WCWA had a higher DM concentration and pH than WCWJ or GS