Table 1.
Ingredients and chemical composition of diets offered to animals and used in RUSITEC experiment (dry matter basis)
| Items | Treatments | SEM | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | LP | LPLMet | LPHMet | |||
| Ingredients, g/kg dry matter | ||||||
| Corn silage | 182.40 | 193.60 | 193.60 | 193.50 | ||
| Alfalfa hay | 101.60 | 39.20 | 39.20 | 39.20 | ||
| Wheat straw | 153.00 | 213.80 | 213.70 | 213.60 | ||
| Ground corn | 162.30 | 216.50 | 216.50 | 216.40 | ||
| Wheat bran | 77.80 | 46.80 | 46.80 | 46.70 | ||
| Soybean meal | 70.30 | 100.50 | 100.50 | 100.40 | ||
| Cottonseed meal | 96.20 | 38.20 | 38.20 | 38.20 | ||
| Corn germ meal | 115.50 | 105.60 | 105.60 | 105.60 | ||
| Limestone | 10.50 | 8.80 | 8.80 | 8.80 | ||
| Di calcium phosphate | 0.00 | 4.80 | 4.80 | 4.80 | ||
| Sodium chloride | 10.50 | 12.00 | 12.00 | 12.00 | ||
| Sodium bicarbonate | 1.90 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | ||
| Premix* | 18.00 | 18.10 | 18.10 | 18.00 | ||
| RPMet | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.81 | ||
| Chemical composition | ||||||
| Dry matter (g/kg DM) | 902.50 | 890.25 | 892.00 | 893.75 | 5.40 | 0.89 |
| Crude protein (g/kg DM) | 163.39a | 146.33b | 141.80b | 143.30b | 3.38 | 0.01 |
| Neutral detergent fiber (g/kg DM) | 471.16 | 471.72 | 471.21 | 470.38 | 1.28 | 0.99 |
| Acid detergent fiber (g/kg DM) | 212.12 | 210.87 | 205.37 | 212.27 | 2.04 | 0.70 |
| Ether extract (g/kg DM) | 28.50 | 28.00 | 28.02 | 28.11 | 0.52 | 1.00 |
| Gross energy (MJ/kg DM) | 16.28 | 16.13 | 16.13 | 16.50 | 0.14 | 0.85 |
SEM, standard error of the mean
a,bSuperscripts values within the same row, are significantly different at (P < 0.05)
* Premix (per kilogram of total-mixed ration, DM basis contains): 10.5 mg Cu, 9.80 mg Zn, 12.00 mg Mn, 0.11 mg. Co, 0.32 mg I, 0.15 mg Se, 2500 IU vitamin A, 500 IU vitamin D3, and 40 IU vitamin E