Table 3.
Content proportions and chemical compositions of the experimental diets with crude glycerin fed to the crossbred Santa Inês lambs
| Item | Crude glycerin (% DM total) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 | |
| Ingredient (g/kg DM) | ||||
| Corn bran | 250 | 167 | 83.0 | 0.00 |
| Crude glycerin | 0.00 | 70.0 | 140 | 210 |
| Soybean meal | 235 | 248 | 262 | 275 |
| Mineral Premix* | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Cynodon sp. hay | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Chemical composition (g/kg DM) | ||||
| DM (g/kg as fed) | 923 | 924 | 924 | 925 |
| Ash | 63.6 | 65.9 | 68.3 | 70.6 |
| CP | 160 | 161 | 162 | 163 |
| Ether extract | 21.0 | 38.5 | 56.0 | 73.5 |
| NDF† | 446 | 437 | 428 | 419 |
| ADF | 218 | 216 | 214 | 212 |
| Nonfiber carbohydrates | 310 | 298 | 286 | 274 |
| Total digestible nutrients‡ | 673 | 694 | 716 | 738 |
*Assurance levels (per kilogram of active elements): 120 g of calcium, 87 g of phosphorus, 147 g of sodium, 18 g of sulfur, 590 mg of copper, 40 mg of cobalt, 20 mg of chromium, 1,800 mg of iron, 80 mg of iodine, 1,300 mg of mansganese, 15 mg of selenium, 3,800 mg of zinc, 300 mg of molybdenum, and maximum 870 mg of fluoride.
†Corrected for ash and protein.
‡Estimated values based on the NRC (2001).