Table 2. Chemical composition of close-up, fresh, and Super cows diets.
| Ingredient | Herd 1 | Herd 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close-up | Fresh | Super | Close-up | Fresh | Super | |
| NEL (Mcal/kg DM) | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.57 | 1.61 | 1.66 | 1.54 |
| CP (%) | 13.10 | 16.20 | 16.30 | 14.30 | 16.00 | 15.30 |
| RDP (%) | 9.40 | 11.30 | 10.80 | 10.10 | 10.80 | 10.20 |
| RUP (%) | 3.70 | 4.80 | 5.50 | 4.20 | 5.20 | 5.10 |
| NDF (%) | 32.50 | 29.10 | 27.60 | 32.20 | 28.00 | 28.10 |
| ADF (%) | 20.10 | 18.50 | 17.00 | 22.20 | 18.00 | 17.40 |
| NFC (%) | 46.20 | 44.20 | 45.60 | 43.10 | 45.90 | 45.80 |
| Ether extract (%) | 3.20 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 2.80 | 3.5 | 3.90 |
| Ca (%) | 0.90 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.60 | 1.20 | 1.30 |
| P (%) | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.40 |
| Mg (%) | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.38 |
| Na (%) | 0.03 | 0.65 | 0.70 | 0.04 | 0.44 | 0.50 |
| K (%) | 1.01 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.31 | 1.22 | 1.10 |
| Cl (%) | 0.53 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.73 | 0.49 | 0.44 |
| S (%) | 0.36 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.18 |
| DCAD (mEq/kg) | −106 | +355 | +375 | −43 | +242 | +260 |