Table 1.
Ingredient composition of receiving diet
| DM, % | 58.2 |
|---|---|
| Ingredient, % DM basis | |
| Corn silage | 27 |
| WCGF1 | 20 |
| Dry-rolled corn | 20 |
| DDGS2 | 23.022 |
| Chopped grass hay | 8 |
| Limestone | 1.52 |
| Salt | 0.31 |
| Bovatec913 | 0.023 |
| Vitamin A premix4 | 0.11 |
| Trace mineral premix5 | 0.024 |
| Analyzed composition6, % | |
| Crude protein | 15.9 |
| NDF | 31.8 |
| Ether extract | 5.4 |
1Wet corn gluten feed.
2Dried distiller grains with solubles; carrier for microingredients and Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product (Original XPC, Diamond V, Cedar Rapids, IA).
3Provided 300 mg lasalocid·steer−1·d−1 (Zoetis, Parsippany, NJ).
4Contained 4,400,000 IU/kg Vitamin A premix.
5Provided per kilogram of diet DM: 10 mg of Cu (copper sulfate), 30 mg of Zn (zinc sulfate), 20 mg of Mn (manganese sulfate), 0.5 mg of I (calcium iodate), 0.1 mg of Se (sodium selenite), and 0.1 mg of Co (cobalt carbonate).
6Based on TMR analysis from Dairyland, Inc., Arcadia, WI.