Birth type (T)

Period (Per)

Significance of effect (P =)

RSD¹

Single

Twin

1

2

3

4

T

Per

Pasture variables

HM (DM kg/ha)

1538

1627

1547

1490

1571

1721

0.423

0.487

195.3

HAR (DM kg/ha/d)

67

61

61

60

77

59

0.260

0.100

12.1

Ryegrass (DM kg/ha)

1371

1455

1192^b

1303^ab

1471^ab

1685^a

0.412

0.033

256.9

Clover (DM kg/ha)

167

171

354^a

186^b

100^c

35^c

0.831

<0.001

130.6

Pseodostem (DM kg/ha)

341

371

250^b

297^b

377^ab

499^a

0.325

0.001

112.1

Dead herbage (DM kg/ha)

99

107

41^c

71^bc

111^b

189^a

0.471

<0.001

61.4

L:PS ratio

2.86

2.82

3.62^a

3.13^ab

2.60^b

2.01^c

0.738

<0.001

0.6

Ryegrass leaf mass

930

976

901

934

982

977

0.484

0.701

114.6

Total HA

13

12.3

13.1

12.1

13.4

12.1

0.148

0.100

0.9

RC-HA

9.3

8.8

10.7^a

9.1^b

9.3^ab

7.2^c

0.110

<0.001

1.4

Hand Plucking samples

OMD(g/100g)

64.4

65.1

65.4^a

66.1^a

64.5^ab

63^b

0.233

0.016

1.5

NDF (g/100g)

47.4

47.2

45^c

46.2^c

47.8^b

50.3^a

0.697

<0.001

2.2

CP (g/100g)

21.9

21.9

24.5^a

23^b

21.2^c

18.8^d

0.849

<0.001

2.3