Table 1.

Formulation and chemical composition (% DM basis) of the basal diet fed to pregnant ewes at 2 kg/d during the last 50 d of gestation

Item	Basal diet
Ingredient
Corn silage	30.54
Clover haylage	17.96
Ground corn	10.10
Soy hulls	30.65
Limestone	0.45
DDGS	10.10
Mineral supplement1	0.20
Chemical composition
CP	12.88
NDF	44.31
Ash	5.74
Total fatty acids	2.41

DDGS, Distiller’s dried grains with solubles.

¹Vitaferm Concept-Aid Sheep (BioZyme, St. Joeseph, MO). Contains 15.5% Ca, 5% P, 16% NaCl, 4% Mg, 2% K, 10 ppm Co, 70 ppm I, 2,850 ppm Mn, 16.4 ppm Se, 2,500 ppm Zn, 130,000 IU/Kg vitamin A, 7,500 IU/kg vitamin D₃, and 550 IU/kg vitamin E.