Pasture

Chemical analysis

Naturalized

Rangeland

DM (%)

16.3 ± 2.96^b

23.77 ± 4.88^a

CP (%)

20.33 ± 3.69^a

12.61 ± 2.52^b

Dig (%)

77.81 ± 10.27^a

56.98 ± 10.24^b

ME (Mcal/kg)

2.57 ± 0.28^a

1.93 ± 0.3^b

NDF (%)

52.11 ± 4.19

54.97 ± 2.72

Ash (%)

8.51 ± 1.99

7.73 ± 1.19

EE (%)

2.16 ± 0.24^a

1.63 ± 0.25^b

DV (%)

70.48 ± 8.75^a

50.93 ± 9.26^b

N (%)

3.25 ± 0.59^a

2.01 ± 0.41^b

Fatty acids (%)

C16

21.22 ± 3.83^b

31.40 ± 4.13^a

C18

3.17 ± 0.67^b

6.33 ± 1.74^a

C18:1 n-9c

4.41 ± 1.55^b

10.10 ± 1.82^a

C18:2 n-6c

14.49 ± 2.54

16.91 ± 2.49

C18:3 n-3

59.30 ± 5.02^a

39.73 ± 9.93^b