Table 1.
Composition of growing and finishing diet
| Item | Growing diet, DM basis, % | Finishing diet, DM basis, % |
|---|---|---|
| Ingredient | ||
| Dry rolled corn | – | 55.8 |
| Corn silage | 51.0 | 8.7 |
| Alfalfa hay | 25.0 | – |
| WDGS1 | 20.0 | 32.3 |
| Supplement2 | 4.0 | 3.2 |
| Analyzed composition | ||
| CP, % | 16.2 | 17.5 |
| NEm,3 Mcal/kg | 1.65 | 4.73 |
| NEg,3 Mcal/kg | 1.04 | 3.26 |
| NDF, % | 36.1 | 15.3 |
| Starch,% | 22.8 | 43.6 |
| Calcium, % | 0.85 | 0.68 |
| Phosphorus, % | 0.41 | 0.55 |
1
WDGS = wet distiller's grains plus solubles.
2
Supplement (Purina Animal Nutrition LLC, Gray Summit, MO) provided Rumensin at 31 g/t of diet DM.
3
Calculated using the] summative equation (Weiss et al., 1992).