Raw Data,,,,,,,,,
Effects of grazing intensity on forage nutritive value of each grass species (laboratory records),,,,,,,,,
A1. First data of the replication experimental data ,,,,,,,,,
GI,Grass species ,Forage nutrient compositions (%),,,,,,,
,,CP,ADF,NDF,ADL,Ash,DMD,DMI,RFV
NG,C. roxburghiana,2.4,41.2,60.2,29,9.8,55.1,1.9,86.7
,C. ciliar,6.5,49.2,73.8,39.2,13.4,49,1.4,61.6
,C. aucheri,5.1,47.9,71.8,39.9,12.1,51.7,1.7,69.2
,A. kenyensis,1.8,40,62.5,31.2,10.8,54.4,2,81
,D. milanjiana,3.1,54.1,76.9,42,12.9,46.9,1.4,57.5
MG,C. roxburghiana,3.9,39.3,57.6,24.3,10.1,57.7,2.2,89.4
,C. ciliari,12,48.5,70.7,34.1,14.8,51.9,1.3,68.1
,C. aucheri,8.1,41.7,66.2,31.5,12.9,55.9,1.7,79
,A. kenyensis,3.2,39.1,60.6,28.1,11.4,61.8,1.9,88.5
,D. milanjiana,5.5,51.6,71.5,36,12.3,47.5,1.5,63.7
OG,C. roxburghiana,6.1,35.8,56,22.9,12.1,60.8,2.2,97.8
,C. ciliari,15,43.6,62.7,30.3,14.6,55,2.1,80.8
,C. aucheri,11.6,37.5,59.5,27,14.4,59.8,1.8,87
,A. kenyensis,5.1,37.2,57.5,21.7,12.5,58.9,1.9,97.1
,D. milanjiana,7.4,46,67,31.8,13.7,52.1,1.6,73.9
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A1'.  (second replication of the experimental data),,,,,,,,,
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GI,Grass species ,Forage nutrient compositions (%),,,,,,,
,,CP,ADF,NDF,ADL,Ash,DMD,DMI,RFV
NG,C. roxburghiana,2.3,43.4,61.4,29.4,10,56.2,2.2,86.5
,C. ciliar,7.9,50,74.8,40.4,13.5,50.1,1.6,62
,C. aucheri,5.3,45.9,71.2,39.1,12.3,52.1,1.6,69.4
,A. kenyensis,1.8,43.5,63.3,32.9,9.9,55.7,1.9,81.8
,D. milanjiana,3.7,54.9,76.6,42.8,13.1,46.6,1.6,57.2
MG,C. roxburghiana,4.1,39.6,59,25.5,11.1,58.1,2.1,90.1
,C. ciliari,12.1,48.2,69.8,32.7,14.6,51.1,1.9,67.2
,C. aucheri,8.2,41.3,67.4,30.1,13.9,57,1.9,79.1
,A. kenyensis,3.8,40,59.1,28.4,12,61.8,2.1,89.2
,D. milanjiana,5.8,51.7,73.1,36.9,12.2,48.7,1.8,64
OG,C. roxburghiana,5.8,37,55.8,23.1,11.6,61.2,2.2,96.9
,C. ciliari,15.1,43.2,63,31.1,15.2,54.4,1.8,81
,C. aucheri,12.1,38.5,58.9,27.2,14.1,59.3,1.9,87.1
,A. kenyensis,4.7,38.1,57.4,22.1,12.4,59.3,2.2,96.7
,D. milanjiana,7.9,46.4,67.3,33.1,14,53.2,1.9,74
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A1''.  (third replication of the experimental data),,,,,,,,,
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GI,Grass species ,Forage nutrient compositions (%),,,,,,,
,,CP,ADF,NDF,ADL,Ash,DMD,DMI,RFV
NG,C. roxburghiana,2.5,43.2,60.8,28.9,9.9,57,1.9,87.9
,C. ciliar,8.7,51.4,74.3,41,13.9,50.3,1.8,61.8
,C. aucheri,6.1,46.9,72.1,39.2,11.9,53.4,1.8,68.4
,A. kenyensis,1.2,45.5,63.5,32.5,9.9,56,1.8,82
,D. milanjiana,4.9,56.3,77.9,43.6,11.7,44.5,1.8,56.3
MG,C. roxburghiana,4.3,39,58.2,26.1,11.2,59,1.7,91.7
,C. ciliari,11.3,48.2,69.8,32.5,15,50.9,1.9,67.5
,C. aucheri,8.9,40.3,68,29.9,13.7,57.8,1.8,80.1
,A. kenyensis,3.5,41.2,59.1,29.6,11.4,61.2,2,90.8
,D. milanjiana,5.8,52,72.9,36.6,13,49.3,1.8,64
OG,C. roxburghiana,5.8,36.7,56.5,21.4,11.7,58,1.9,98.1
,C. ciliari,15.5,44,63,30.7,15.2,54.9,1.8,80.9
,C. aucheri,12,38.9,61,26.5,14.1,57.9,2,86.6
,A. kenyensis,4.9,38.1,56.4,22.5,12,60,2.2,96.3
,D. milanjiana,7.8,46.8,67.6,32.6,14,53.1,1.9,73.2
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Interaction effects of seasonal variation and GI on forage nutritive value of each grass species,,,,,,,,,
Note: values were included the three replications of the experimental data accordingly (First experimental data + second experimental data + third experimental data).,,,,,,,,,
A.    During rainy season,,,,,,,,,
Treatment,Grass species ,Forage nutrient compositions (%),,,,,,,
,,CP,ADF,NDF,ADL,Ash,DMD,DMI,RFV
Rs X NG,C. roxburghiana,5.8+6.0+5.9,38.4+39.2+36.7,53.0+53.9+52.7,22.2+21.4+20.9,14.3+13.9+14.1,60.2+58.9+58.5,2.3+2.4+2.2,107+104+107
,C. ciliar,10.4+11.5+10.8,44.4+45.2+44.5,57.2+56.6+55.1,30.9+31.1+30.4,17.6+18.3+17.8,55.0+53.2+54.1,2.0+2.1+2.2,90+88.4+85.6
,C. aucheri,11.1+10.3+10.4,35.1+34.9+34.7,50.8+50.1+50.3,28.6+29+28.8,13.0+13.8+13.7,60.7+62.0+62.4,2.5+2.3+2.4,117+113.5+114.5
,A. kenyensis,2.7+3.1+2.9,37.2+37.8+37.2,47.7+48.2+45.7,23.1+23.0+23.5,16.1+14.9+16.1,59.9+60.4+59.1,2.9+2.2+2.4,114.8+118.2+115
,D. milanjiana,7.8+8.1+7.5,46.9+47.5+46.9,59.5+60.0+60.5,34.1+33.9+33.1,16.6+16.9+15.7,53.1+52.7+50.8,1.9+2.0+2.1,80+79.5+83.5
Rs X MG,C. roxburghiana,8.0+7.9+7.5,35.1+33.7+34.1,50.2+47.1+47.0,17.4+18.3+18.0,16.6+15.5+15.3,62.4+62.2+62.0,2.5+2.1+2.9,120.9+122.2+119.9
,C. ciliari,15.8+16.1+16.4,40.9+41.3+41.7,50.5+52+49,24.9+25.8+24.6,20.1+22.0+17.6,57.0+56.3+56.8,2.2+2.4+2.6,105+103.5+106.5
,C. aucheri,12.3+12.9+13.2,30.8+32+32.6,44.6+46.2+45.1,20.9+21.6+21.1,16.0+17.1+16.4,63.8+64.1+64.4,2.5+3.0+2.3,129..7+131.2+126.1
,A. kenyensis,5.0+4.5+4.9,35.7+36.2+33.4,42.1+40.9+42.7,20.2+19.1+19.5,18.0+17.3+18.7,60.8+62.6+61.4,3.0+2.8+2.9,140+139.6+134.4
,D. milanjiana,10.4+10.6+9.6,41.4+41.0+41.2,55.5+52.3+54.5,28.8+27.9+30.6,18.0+17.5+18.5,57.4+56.2+56.8,2.3+2.1+2.2,97+98.2+95.8
Rs X OG,C. roxburghiana,10.2+9.7+9.8,30.2+29.0+29.3,44.4+43.9+43.4,15.1+13.7+15.3,16.8+17.7+17.4,66.6+64.8+66.3,2.4+3.1+2.6,137.7+140.1+136.2
,C. ciliari,19.2+18.8+18.7,38.8+37.6+38.2,44.8+45.0+45.8,20.8+22+21.1,20.6+21.5+21.5,58.8+59.7+58.8,2.8+3.0+2.3,124+126.6+121.4
,C. aucheri,16.7+17.0+16.4,30.0+28.8+31.2,39.1+38.0+39.3,18.7+18.1+17.5,20.2+19.2+18.2,66.2+64.7+65.6,3.2+2.7+3.4,158.8+161.1+151.1
,A. kenyensis,7.1+6.7+6.9,32.1+ 31.1+32.5,36.6+37.0+37.7,13.3+13.1+12.9,21.1+19.0+20.8,64.0+61.9+66.1,2.9+3.4+3.3,158+161+158
,D. milanjiana,11.5+10.9+11.2,34.6+34.8+34.4,51.2+49.0+49.5,24.4+24.5+24.6,20.5+22.9+22.3,63.1+61.9+60.7,2.2+2.5+2.5,116.1+114.8+114.1
B.    During dry season,,,,,,,,,
Ds X NG,C. roxburghiana,2.1+2.4+2.1,56.4+55.1+54.1,72.0+74.1+72.3,50.4+49.5+49.8,8.0+8.4+7.9,47.0+44.9+45.8,2.0+1.6+1.2,56.6+58.1+56.0
,C. ciliari,7..0+6.3+6.5,54.0+56.1+53.1,90.2+86.9+88.4,52.0+54.4+52.9,12.0+11.4+12.9,46.5+44.7+48.3,1.2+1.8+1.2,48.8+51.0+51.7
,"C. aucheri,",4.7+4.3+4.2,48.8+50.5+49.8,78.8+75.4+76.8,51.0+53.3+49.3,8.9+9.1+9.3,49.3+50.2+51.1,1.4+1.3+2.1,51.1+62.4+63.4
,A. kenyensis,1.4+1.3+1.2,48.0+47.5+58.5,70.1+69.0+68.8,40.4+38.2+38.4,9.1+7.7+9.9,49.9+52.0+51.4,1.1+2.3+1.7,68.8+65.5+69.4
,D. milanjiana,3.3+3.4_3.8,60.1+59.9+59.7,86.6+91.2+85.9,49.8+52.0+53.0,11.0+9.0+11.2,44.0+40.7+41.9,1.5+1.6+2.0,47.1+44.8+45.5
Ds X MG,C. roxburghiana,4.0+3.4+4.3,52.2+48.3+47.2,67.7+58.1+68.0,42.2+39.8+33.8,9.9+9.1+8.9,47.7+53.2+50.0,2.0+1.9+2.1,69.0+78.4+74.9
,C. ciliari,8.7+8.0+7.9,51.0+48.2+50.5,79.9+68.7+82.7,48.0+46.4+49.6,16.0+12.9+15.5,46.8+50.1+53.1,2.3+0.8+1.7,62.0+49.6+74.4
,C. aucheri,7.0+7.2+7.4,40.4+47.0+38.0,65.1+72.2+69.1,37.1+48.0+40.3,10.0+14.0+9.6,58.6+48.2+62.1,1.1+3.2+0.8,67.7+81.1+73.8
,A. kenyensis,3.2+3.1+3.0,43.3+37.9+51.4,64.4+71.1+55.6,37.1+30.5+33.5,11.8+13.0+9.1,54.5+49.9+59.1,1.4+2.2+2.1,72.2+66.8+82.7
,D. milanjiana,4.8+5.0+5.2,54.4+58.2+57.8,76.6+82.3+78.4,52.0+43.9+47.8 ,12.3+16.0+6.8,44.0+43.3+46.8,1.3+2.3+0.9,59.0+48.0+49.0
Ds X OG,C. roxburghiana,6.6+6.8+7.0,35.7+48.1+32.3,59.3+60.5+58.1,30.1+27.8+31.2,11.0+7.9+10.8,62.3+55.5+58.6,1.3+3.6+1.1,79.5+96.4+97.7
,C. ciliari,11.4+12.2+10.6,51.1+40.9+47.5,70.1+68.0+61.7,39.0+48.1+41.4,12.0+17.0+13.0,48.2+61.1+48.8,0.7+3.1+1.6,80.5+68.8+71.2
,C. aucheri,9.5+8.8+9.0,41.4+36.8+40.0,69.0+48.6+60.6,31.4+50.0+30.8,14.4+9.9+15.0,52.8+66.5+55.3,1.3+3.4+1.3,88.0+89.3+93.3
,A. kenyensis,4.5+4.2+4.5,35.9+42.2+42.8,56.1+65.5+61.7,25.8+30.0+24.0,15.0+8.6+12.1,48.4+59.0+65.1,2.9+0.5+2.6,77.8+95.4+94.1
,D. milanjiana,6.1+5.2+5.8,47.3+56.2+51.6,80.8+68.7+67.4,34.4+42.0+35.5,9.8+14.0+16.1,52.2+47.7+46.8,0.9+2.2+2.0,59.0+76.5+57.7