Table 1.
Compositions and nutrient levels in basal diets (as-fed basis).
| Ingredients | Content (%) |
|---|---|
| Alfalfa hay | 12.00 |
| Wheat straw | 17.5 |
| Barley grain | 19.00 |
| Wheat bran | 24.00 |
| Sunflower meal, 30% CP | 12.00 |
| Soybean meal, 44% CP | 11.0 |
| Soybean oil | 2.88 |
| Sodium chloride | 0.50 |
| Monocalcium phosphate | 0.50 |
| HCL-lysine | 0.09 |
| L-Threonine | 0.08 |
| DL-Methionine | 0.05 |
| Premix1 | 0.50 |
| Calculated composition, % as fed | |
| Crude protein | 16.70 |
| Digestible energy (MJ/kg) | 9.92 |
| Neutral detergent fibre | 29.10 |
| Lysine | 0.77 |
| Methionine + cystine | 0.59 |
| Threonine | 0.65 |
| Ashes | 5.37 |
1Each kg contains vitamin A 12,000 IU, vitamin D3 2,000 IU, vitamin B2 4160 IU, niacin 16 700 IU, pantothenic acid 8200 IU, vitamin B6 3,420 IU, folic acid 0.980 g, vitamin B12 16 mg, vitamin K 1560 IU, 16 g vitamin E, 8.5 g BHT, 0.750 g cobalt, copper 3.5 g, 9.86 g iron, manganese 6.52 g, 0.870 g sodium, 4.24 g zinc, and selenium 6.67 g.