Table 2.

Chemical composition of ingredients used in the diets fed to the crossbred Santa Inês lambs

Chemical composition (g/kg)	Cynodon sp. hay	Corn bran	Soybean meal
DM (g/kg as fed)	912	892	931
Ash	60.8	12.2	64.3
CP	51.4	65.8	500
Ether extract	11.3	43.9	18.7
NDF*	752	131	156
ADF	380	37.3	77.2
NIDN£	386	213	111
ADIN†	68.6	102	59.7
ADL	53.6	10.8	8.5
Cellulose	327	26.5	68.7
Hemicellulose	372	93.7	79.2
Nonfiber carbohydrates	125	747	260

*Corrected for ash and protein.

^†g/kg CP.