Table 2.
Composition and nutrient levels of basal diet (dry matter basis).
| Diet ingredient | CK | LZS |
|---|---|---|
| Ingredients DM % | ||
| Corn | 28 | 28 |
| Wheat bran | 12 | 12 |
| Soybean meal | 14 | 14 |
| Rapeseed meal | 4 | 4 |
| Prickly Ash Seeds | 0 | 3 |
| Alfalfa hay | 13 | 10 |
| Wheat straw hood | 10.3 | 10.3 |
| Whole corn silage | 14 | 14 |
| Premix | 1 | 1 |
| Bicarb | 1 | 1 |
| NaCl | 1 | 1 |
| Limestone | 1 | 1 |
| CaHCO3 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
| Nutrient levels | ||
| Metabolic energy (MJ/kg) | 9.75 | 9.76 |
| Crude protein (%) | 15.38 | 15.35 |
| Crude fat (%) | 2.50 | 3.13 |
| NDF (%) | 28.35 | 28.22 |
| ADF (%) | 16.27 | 16.20 |
| Ca (%) | 0.97 | 0.93 |
| P (%) | 0.52 | 0.53 |
DM, dry matter; NDF, neutral detergent fiber; ADF, acid detergent fiber.
The premix provided the following per kg of diets: Fe 75 mg, Cu 14 mg, Zn 80 mg, Se 0.25 mg, I 0.25 mg, Co 0.3 mg, Mn 400 mg, VA 3000 IU, VD 500 IU, VE 200 IU.
ME was a calculated value, while the others were measured values.