Table 2. Least squares means of nutrient digestibility for high (n = 32) and medium (n = 32) producing dairy cows receiving either calcium salts of fatty acids (Ca-FA) or high-palmitic acid (PA) during a heat stress period

Item High production Medium production SEM p-value
PA Ca-FA PA Ca-FA PL FS PL × FS
DM 69.83 72.77 68.61 72.07 0.44 0.56 0.04 0.84
OM 72.32 73.67 71.72 73.33 1.31 0.47 0.05 0.85
CP 66.60 70.14 67.50 68.07 1.44 0.77 0.37 0.50
NDF 54.87 60.63 53.28 60.48 1.88 0.75 0.04 0.80
ADF 48.21 50.64 44.73 50.79 1.70 0.48 0.12 0.46
Fat 75.15 77.58 72.15 75.41 2.19 0.45 0.39 0.92
PL, production level; FS, fat source; PL × FS, interaction between production level and fat source; DM, dry matter; OM, organic matter; CP, crude protein; NDF, neutral detergent fiber; ADF, acid detergent fiber.