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. 2015 Oct 5;10(10):e0139943. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139943

Table 1. Ingredient proportion and chemical composition of experimental diet.

Item
Ingredient proportion, % of dry matter
Corn silage 30.0
Corn meal 58.0
Soybean meal 10.0
1 Mineral mixture 2.0
Chemical composition, %
Dry matter 72.0
Crude protein 12.4
Neutral detergent Fiber 26.2
Total digestible nutrients 78.1
Starch 49.7

1Mineral mixture: Ca = 45.0 g/kg; Mg = 7.5 g/kg; P = 11.0 g/kg; Cu = 104 mg/kg; Zn = 344 mg/kg; Se = 0.83 mg/kg; Virginiamycin = 140.0 mg/kg; Monensin = 120.0 mg/kg