Table 1.
Composition and nutritional level of the diet.
| Ingredients | Content (%, DM basis) |
|---|---|
| Corn | 38.47 |
| Soybean meal | 4.50 |
| Saleratus | 0.45 |
| NaCl | 0.45 |
| Ca2CO3 | 0.08 |
| CaHPO4 | 0.60 |
| Premix1 | 0.45 |
| Alfalfa meal | 20.00 |
| Guinea grass | 35.00 |
| Total | 100.00 |
| Nutrition levels2 | |
| Metabolizable energy (MJ/kg DM) | 9.34 |
| Crude Protein | 9.71 |
| Calcium | 0.52 |
| Phosphorus | 0.33 |
1Premix provides the following nutrients per kg of diet: Fe (as ferrous sulfate), 40 mg; Cu (as copper sulfate), 10 mg; Zn (as zinc sulfate), 70 mg; Mn (as manganese sulfate), 40 mg; VA, 2937 IU; VD, 343 IU; and VE, 30 IU. 2Nutrition levels are measured values except for ME, which is a calculated value.