Table 1. Nutritional composition of the partial mixed ration (PMR).
Item | % of dry matter | SD |
---|---|---|
Ingredient | ||
Sorghum silage | 11.84 | |
Corn silage | 14.24 | |
Haylage | 5.56 | |
Alfalfa hay | 13.24 | |
Ground corn | 11.75 | |
Whole cottonseed | 6.01 | |
Wet corn gluten feed1 [22] | 37.37 | |
Nutrient | ||
Dry matter, % as-fed | 57.06 | 0.27 |
Crude protein | 18.71 | 0.37 |
Acid detergent fiber | 20.89 | 1.54 |
Neutral detergent fiber | 31.96 | 2.31 |
NEL2, Mcal/kg | 1.65 | 0.04 |
1OneTrak (Cargill Inc., Blair, NE) is a corn milling product that includes supplemental protein, vitamins, and minerals
2Estimated according to NRC (2001)