Table 2.
Dietary ingredients and nutrient composition of finishing diets offered to Angus × Holstein calves at approximately 8 to 9 mo of age. Calves were exposed in utero to choline through dam alimentation of different levels and formulations of rumen protected choline
| FE Cohort | ||
|---|---|---|
| Item | 1 | 2 |
| Ingredients1 | ||
| Corn silage | 26.0 | 25.4 |
| High moisture corn | 53.0 | 53.3 |
| DDGS2 | 17.1 | 17.2 |
| Mineral supplement3 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| Chemical composition1 | ||
| DM, % | 72.6 | 71.2 |
| CP, % | 11.8 | 12.2 |
| NDFom, % | 18.4 | 19.7 |
| ADF, % | 13.2 | 9.8 |
| Starch, % | 51.0 | 49.7 |
| Ether extract, % | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| Ash, % | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| NEG, Mcal/kg | 1.34 | 1.34 |
1Reported as % of DM unless otherwise noted.
2Dried distillers’ grains with solubles.
3Supplement ingredients on an as-fed basis include: distillers’ grains (53%), calcium carbonate (23.5%), urea (6.4%), iodized salt (5.9%), Rumensin (5.0%), trace mineral premix (2.2%), potassium chloride (2.0%), selenium premix (1.1%), vitamin A (0.38%), thiamin (0.25%), vitamin E (0.25%), vitamin D (0.13%).