Table 1.
Ingredients and chemical composition of basal diets for DAIRY (50:50 roughage: concentrate) and BEEF (15:85 roughage: concentrate) trials
| Item (DM, %) | DAIRY | BEEF |
|---|---|---|
| Ground corn | 18.1 | |
| Alfalfa haylage | 17.9 | |
| Soybean meal | 15.8 | |
| High moisture corn | 15.7 | 73.0 |
| Corn silage | 17.9 | 15.0 |
| Dry distillers | 8.0 | |
| Cottonseed | 6.5 | |
| Wheat straw | 2.7 | |
| By pass fat1 | 2.0 | |
| Premix2 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 0.75 | |
| Calcium carbonate3 | 0.66 | |
| Analyzed chemical composition (% of DM) | ||
| DM | 56.4 | 64.0 |
| CP | 17.5 | 12.1 |
| NDF | 25.0 | 15.4 |
| NFC | 46.6 | 64.4 |
| Starch | 29.2 | 57.5 |
| Ash | 5.5 | 3.9 |
1Megalac (97% DM; 6.83 Mcal/kg DM; 84.5% fat; 15.5% ash).
2Premix contained 17.0% Ca, 8.0% P, 10.0% Mg, 3.000 mg/Kg Fe, 75 mg/Kg I, 8.000 mg/Kg Zn, 2.500 mg/Kg Cu, 2.000 mg/Kg Mn, 45 mg/Kg Co, 2.000 mg/Kg F, 1.666.000 IU/Kg Vit. A, 366.666 IU/Kg Vit. D, and 20.000 IU/Kg Vit. E.
3Calcium carbonate contained 38% Ca.