Table 1.
Ingredients and chemical composition of the corn-based, finishing diet of Angus steers
| Variable | Basal (control) diet |
|---|---|
| Ingredients | |
| Ground milo | 20.00 |
| Ground corn | 48.05 |
| Cottonseed meal | 6.00 |
| Cottonseed hulls | 15.00 |
| Molasses | 7.50 |
| Limestone | 0.96 |
| Trace mineralized salt1 | 0.56 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 0.23 |
| Potassium chloride | 0.16 |
| Zinc oxide | 0.01 |
| Ammonium sulfate | 0.25 |
| Vitamin premix2 | 0.08 |
| R-15003 | 1.20 |
| Total percentage | 100.00 |
| Nutritional composition (% as fed4) | |
| Dry matter | 89.13 |
| Crude protein | 11.16 |
| Calcium | 0.52 |
| Phosphorous | 0.36 |
| Energy content | |
| NEm (Mcal/kg) | 1.78 |
| NEg (Mcal/kg) | 1.17 |
NEm, net energy of maintenance; NEg, net energy of gain.
1
Trace mineralized salt: NaCl, 98%; Zn, 0.35%; Mn 0.28%; Fe, 0.175%; Cu, 0.035%; I, 0.007%; Co, 0.0007%.
2
Vitamin premix: vitamin A, 2,200,000 IU/kg; vitamin D, 1,100,000 IU/kg; vitamin E, 2,200 IU/kg.
3
R-1500: 1.65g monensin sodium (Rumensin) per kg.
4
Calculated values based on NRC (2000).