Table 2.
Composition and nutrient level of experiment diets (air-dry basis).
| Items | Groups |
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|---|---|---|---|
| BD | EG12 | EG24 | |
| Corn, % | 70.75 | 60.82 | 49.37 |
| Soybean meal, % | 22.80 | 22.47 | 22.43 |
| elephant grass, % | 0.00 | 12.00 | 24.00 |
| Soybean oil, % | 2.13 | 0.45 | 0.00 |
| Premixa, % | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Total, % | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Nutrient level | |||
| CP, % | 16.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 |
| MEb, MJ/kg | 12.00 | 12.00 | 12.28 |
| CF, % | 4.03 | 8.10 | 12.18 |
| Ca, % | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.90 |
| P, % | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.44 |
BD:basal diet group, EG12:12 % elephant grass group, EG24:24 % elephant grass group, CF:crude fiber, CP:crude protein, ME:metabolizable energy, P:phosphorus, Ca: calcium.
a
One kilogram of the premix contained the following: Fe 100 mg, Cu 8 mg, Mn 120 mg, Zn 100 mg, Se 0.4 mg, Co 1.0 mg, I 0.4 mg, VA 8330 IU, VB1 2.0 mg, VB2 0.8 mg,VB6 1.2 mg, VB12 0.03 mg, VD3 1440 IU, VE 30 IU, biotin 0.2 mg, folic acid 2.0 mg, pantothenic acid 20 mg, niacin acid 40 mg.
b
Nutrient levels were all calculated values.