Item | Period | Mean | ||
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1st (March) | 2nd (April) | 3rd (may) | ||
Availability of DM (kg DM/ha)a | 5285.0 | 4273.8 | 3859.8 | 4472.8 |
RB (kg DM/ha/day)b | 179.1 | 152.6 | 137.8 | 156.5 |
DAR (kg DM/ha/day)c | 20.2 | 18.3 | 13.6 | 17.3 |
FA (kg DM/100 kg body weight/day)d | 15.6 | 8.5 | 5.9 | 10.0 |
Leaf:stem ratio | 0.97 | 0.81 | 0.50 | 0.76 |
Stocking rate (animal unit/ha)e | 0.88 | 0.99 | 1.02 | 0.96 |