Table 2.
Ingredients, cost and chemical composition of diets containing alternative feeds (AF) for lactating Awassi ewes and lambs.
| Item | Diets * | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CON | AF200 | AF400 | |
| Ingredients (g/kg DM) | |||
| Barley grain | 555 | 475 | 327 |
| Soybean meal, 440 g/kg CP (solvent) | 165 | 125 | 103 |
| Carob pods | 0 | 40 | 80 |
| Dried distillers grains with solubles | 0 | 70 | 140 |
| Olive cake | 0 | 50 | 100 |
| Bread by-products | 0 | 40 | 80 |
| Wheat straw | 260 | 180 | 150 |
| Salt | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Limestone | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Mineral vitamin premix ** | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cost ($/1000 kg) | 359 | 319 | 287 |
| Chemical composition | |||
| Dry matter, g/kg | 915 | 913 | 911 |
| Crude protein, g/kg DM | 160 | 158 | 157 |
| Neutral detergent fiber, g/kg DM | 320 | 279 | 259 |
| Acid detergent fiber, g/kg DM | 137 | 124 | 127 |
| Metabolizable energy, Mcal/kg *** | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
* Diets were: no AF (CON); 200 AF (AF200) of DM; and 400 g/kg AF (AF400) of dietary DM. ** Composition per kg contained: Vitamin A, 600,000 IU; vitamin D3, 200,000 IU; vitamin E, 75 mg; vitamin K3, 200 mg; vitamin B1, 100 mg; vitamin B5, 500 mg; lysine 0.5%; DL-methionine, 0.15%; manganese oxide, 4000 mg; ferrous sulphate, 15,000 mg; zinc oxide, 7000 mg; magnesium oxide, 4000 mg; potassium iodide, 80 mg; sodium selenite, 150 mg; copper sulphate, 100 mg; cobalt phosphate, 50 mg; dicalcium phosphate, 10,000 mg. *** Calculated based on tabular values (NRC, 2007).