Table 2.
Nutrient levels of the starter diet fed to calves (%DM)1
| Chemical analysis | Content (%) |
|---|---|
| Dry matter | 87.06 |
| Crude protein | 20.01 |
| Crude ash | 15.47 |
| Starch | 38.79 |
| Neutral detergent fiber | 12.20 |
| Acid detergent fiber | 6.20 |
| Calcium | 0.70 |
| Total phosphorus | 0.38 |
1
The starter diet was purchased from Purina Co., China. It contained corn, soybean meal, wheat bran, sugar cane molasses, calcium hydrophosphate, stone powder, salt, L-lysine, vitamin A, vitamin D3, vitamin E, copper sulfate, and ferrous sulfate.