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. 2013 Oct 29;8(10):e78530. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078530

Table 1. Description of the diets received by the beef cattle steers analysed.

Diets
Item A B C D E
TNE, Mcal/lb 1.40 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.09
NDF, % 18.5 39.2 41.5 40.1 45.1
DM, % 66.7 63 65 54 49
CP, % 13.9 18.8 14.4 17.7 21.4
ADF, % 7.8 21.9 23.6 22.8 25.6
TDN, % 75.7 67.5 68 68 66
Main ingredients Dry-rolled corn and stored wet distiller grain Distiller grains with solubles and fresh wet corn gluten feed Dry-rolled corn and corn gluten feed Fresh wet distiller grains and wet corn gluten feed Stored wet distiller grains and hay

TNE, Total net energy; NDF, Non-degradable fiber; DM, Dry matter; CP, Crude protein; ADF, Acid detergent fiber; TDN, Total digestible nutrient.