Table 6.
Ingredients and nutrient composition of the diets (dry matter basis).
| Items | Diet | |
|---|---|---|
| 30~40 kg | 40~50 kg | |
| Ingredients | ||
| Corn | 24.00 | 35.00 |
| Wheat bran | 8.00 | 5.00 |
| Soybean meal | 4.00 | 5.00 |
| Cottonseed meal | 4.00 | 5.00 |
| Alfalfa hay | 4.00 | 5.00 |
| DDGS | 4.00 | 7.00 |
| Bean straw | 48.00 | 30.00 |
| Sunflower meal | 1.60 | 2.00 |
| Corn protein meal | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| NaCl | 0.40 | 0.50 |
| Limestone | 0.70 | 0.90 |
| CaHPO4 | 0.50 | 0.60 |
| Premixa | 0.80 | 1.00 |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Nutrient levels b | ||
| GE/(MJ/kg) | 16.70 | 16.50 |
| DM | 93.10 | 92.00 |
| CP | 14.60 | 16.10 |
| EE | 3.23 | 3.35 |
| Ash | 14.00 | 8.71 |
| NDF | 54.40 | 47.50 |
| ADF | 23.90 | 15.00 |
| Ca | 0.74 | 0.75 |
| P | 0.40 | 0.42 |
aThe premix provided the following per kg of diets: VA 15 000 IU, VD 2 200IU, VE 50 IU, Fe 55 mg, Cu 12.5 mg, Mn 47 mg, Zn 24 mg, Se 0.5 mg, I 0.5 mg, Co 0.1 mg.
bNutrient levels were measured values. DM; dry matter; CP, crude protein; EE, ether extract; NDF, neutral detergent fiber; ADF, acid detergent fiber; Ca, calcium; P, phosphorus.