Table 1.
Composition and nutrient levels of basal diets (air-dry basis, %).
| Items | Content |
|---|---|
| Ingredients | |
| Alfalfa meal | 38.00 |
| Corn | 9.00 |
| Wheat bran | 16.90 |
| Wheat DDGS | 6.00 |
| Rice husk powder | 9.00 |
| Soybean meal | 5.00 |
| Rice bran meal | 10.00 |
| Wheat middling | 3.00 |
| Limestone | 1.20 |
| Methionine | 0.10 |
| Lysine | 0.20 |
| NaCl | 0.60 |
| Premix 1 | 1.00 |
| Total | 100.00 |
| Nutrient levels 2 | |
| Digestible energy (MJ/kg) | 9.96 |
| Crude protein | 15.48 |
| Crude Fiber | 17.35 |
| Neutral detergent fiber | 33.56 |
| Acid detergent fiber | 20.51 |
| Acid detergent lignin | 5.90 |
| Calcium | 0.90 |
| Total Phosphorus | 0.51 |
| Lysine | 0.74 |
| Methionine + Cystine | 0.51 |
1 The Premix Provided the following per kilogram of diet: vitamin A, 12,000 IU; vitamin D3, 900 IU; vitamin E, 50 mg; vitamin K3, 1 mg; vitamin B1, 1 mg; vitamin B2, 3 mg; vitamin B6, 1 mg; vitamin B12, 0.01 mg; nicotinic acid, 30 mg; pantothenic acid, 8 mg; folic acid, 0.2 mg; biotin, 0.08 mg; choline chloride, 100 mg; copper, 10 mg; ferrous, 50 mg; manganese, 8 mg; zinc, 50 mg; iodide, 1 mg; selenium, 0.05 mg; cobalt, 0.25 mg. 2 DE and nutrients were calculated values.