Table 1.
Diet composition and nutrient levels (DM basis).
| Items | Content (%) |
|---|---|
| Ingredients % | |
| Alfalfa hay | 72.73 |
| Corn | 15.00 |
| Bran | 3.27 |
| Soybean meal | 7.36 |
| CaHPO4 | 0.82 |
| NaCl | 0.55 |
| Premixes1 | 0.27 |
| Total | 100 |
| Nutrient levels 2 | |
| DM (%) | 92.10 |
| OM (%) | 92.56 |
| CP (%) | 12.92 |
| NDF (%) | 20.76 |
| ADF (%) | 33.12 |
| Ca (%) | 0.86 |
| P (%) | 0.09 |
| DM (%) | 92.10 |
1The premix provided the following per kg of diets: VA 4.09 mg, VB1 5.80 mg, VB2 2.84 mg, VB6 0.33. Mg, VB12 0.0027 mg, VC 5.68 mg, VD 0.60 mg, VE 218.12 mg. Calcium Pantothenate 1.39 mg, Nicotinamide 3.31 mg, Biotin 2.73 mg, Choline chloride 32.73 mg, Swell soil 1.94 g, Cu (as copper sulfate) 45.09 mg, Fe (as ferrous sulfate) 151.52 mg, Mn (as manganese sulfate) 142.94 mg, Zn (as zinc sulfate) 131.75 mg, I (as potassium iodide) 10.53 mg, Se (as sodium selenite) 25.25 mg and Co (as cobalt chloride) 4.55 mg. 2The nutrient levels are all measured values.