Table 4.
Ingredients and chemical composition of starter and milk replacer.
| Item | Starter (%) | Milk replacer (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Ingredient | ||
| Corn | 20.00 | |
| Extruded corn | 22.90 | |
| Soybean meal | 20.00 | |
| Extruded soybean | 18.00 | |
| Dried whey | 5.00 | |
| Wheat bran | 10.00 | |
| Calcium hydrogen phosphate | 0.80 | |
| Limestone | 1.80 | |
| Salt | 0.50 | |
| Premix1 | 1.00 | |
| Chemical composition | ||
| DM2 | 85.36 | 95.36 |
| OM | 92.21 | 94.85 |
| CP | 19.08 | 24.27 |
| Ether extract | 2.21 | 12.85 |
| NDF | 18.59 | 4.02 |
| ADF | 10.65 | 2.11 |
| Calcium | 1.09 | 1.07 |
| Phosphorous | 0.47 | 0.48 |
| Gross energy, MJ/kg | 15.45 | 19.86 |
1Premix was manufactured by the Precision Animal Nutrition Research Centre, Beijing, China. Premix provided per kilogram of concentrate: vitamin A, 15,000 IU; vitamin D, 5,000 IU; vitamin E, 50 mg; Fe, 90 mg; Cu, 12.5 mg; Mn, 30 mg; Zn, 90 mg; Se, 0.3 mg; I, 1.0 mg. 2DM = dry matter; OM = organic matter; CP = crude protein; NDF = neutral detergent fiber; ADF = acid detergent fiber.