Table 1.

Composition of total mixed ration used in the study

Ingredients	% as fed	% of DM
Barley straw	0.6	1.2
Rapeseed cake	7.3	14.6
Vitamin/mineral mix (“Komix”)	0.7	1.4
Urea	0.3	0.6
Beet pellets	2.8	5.4
Water	4.0	0.0
Grass silage	22.3	24.1
Corn silage	60.3	49.3
Soy bean meal	1.8	3.6