Table 1.
Chemical composition of the total mixed ration
| Composition | Treatment1) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| AH | OH | WS | |
| Ingredient (% DM) | |||
| Alfalfa hay | 40.0 | 26.7 | 26.7 |
| Oat hay | - | 13.3 | - |
| Maize silage | - | - | 13.3 |
| Flaked corn | 23.7 | 23.7 | 23.7 |
| Pellet | 36.3 | 36.3 | 36.3 |
| Pellet (% of DM) | |||
| Corn | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Wheat middling and reddog | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Soybean meal | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 |
| Wheat bran | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| DDGS | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Extruded soybean | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Extruded corn | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Cottonseed meal | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Atox2) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 4% premix3) | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Chemical composition | |||
| DM | 91.6 | 91.8 | 82.8 |
| NDF (% DM) | 34.9 | 35.7 | 34.2 |
| ADF (% DM) | 20.6 | 19.7 | 18.6 |
| CP (% DM) | 17.3 | 15.8 | 16.1 |
| EE (% DM) | 1.61 | 1.63 | 1.86 |
| Ca (% DM) | 0.93 | 0.82 | 0.81 |
| P (% DM) | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.32 |
DM, dry matter; DDGS, dried distillers grains with solubles; NDF, neutral detergent fiber; ADF, acid detergent fiber; CP, crude protein; EE, ether extract.
1)
AH, 36.3% pellet starter feed+23.7% flaked corn+40.0% alfalfa hay; OH, 36.3% pellet starter feed+23.7% flaked corn+26.7% alfalfa hay+13.3% oat hay; WS, 36.3% pellet starter feed+23.7% flaked corn+26.7% alfalfa hay+13.3% maize silage.
2)
ITDSA FAR EAST LTD. (Barcelona, Spain).
3)
Premix composition: vitamin A 37,000 IU/kg; vitamin D3, 10,000 IU/kg; vitamin E, 400 IU/kg; Cu, 50 mg/kg; Zn, 300 mg/kg; Mn, 300 mg/kg; Co, 0.5 mg/kg; Se, 1.76 mg/kg; I, 1.7 mg/kg.