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. 2018 Jun 21;96(7):2698–2709. doi: 10.1093/jas/sky161

Table 1.

Ingredients and chemical composition of the stage diets

Item 12–16 mo 16–20 mo 20–24 mo 24–28 mo
Ingredient, %
 Corn 56.91 63.32 68.56 77.29
 Wheat bran 2.13 1.59 1.31 1.22
 Soybean meal 11.33 8.39 5.57 2.91
 Premix1 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Corn silage 23.69 20.85 18.66 12.39
 Rice straw 4.94 4.85 4.90 4.69
Nutrient composition, %DM
 Dry matter 85.12 86.76 86.55 89.34
 Crude protein 12.43 12.41 12.64 9.58
 Neutral detergent fiber 14.45 15.41 14.81 14.62
 Ether extract 3.42 3.34 3.83 4.01
 Crude ash 5.17 5.71 5.74 5.71
 Calcium 0.41 0.41 0.49 0.36
 Phosphorus 0.21 0.22 0.25 0.19

1Premix (per kg): vitamin A, 5,000 IU; vitamin D, 700 IU; vitamin E, 30 IU; Zn, 100 mg; Fe, 90 mg; Mn, 20 mg; Cu, 10 mg; I, 0.3 mg; Se, 0.2 mg.