Table 1.
Composition and nutrient levels of basal diet (air-dry basis, %)
| Composition | Content | Nutrient composition | Nutrient levels1) |
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| Corn | 48.50 | DE (MJ/kg) | 10.45 |
| Wheat bran | 5.00 | CP | 15.70 |
| Alfalfa | 20.00 | CF | 10.95 |
| Wildrye | 10.00 | EE | 3.00 |
| Corn oil | 0.05 | Met+Cys | 0.70 |
| Soybean meal | 14.05 | Lys | 0.78 |
| Calcium hydrophosphate | 0.50 | Calcium | 1.00 |
| Limestone | 0.90 | Phosphorus | 0.50 |
| Premix2) | 1.00 | Arginine | 0.77 |
| Total | 100 | Glutamic acid | 0.72 |
DE, digestible energy; CP, crude protein; CF, crude fiber; EE, ether extract; Met+Cys, methionine and cysteine; Lys, lysine.
1)
Nutrient levels represent calculated values.
2)
The premix contains in the following per kg: vitamin A, 12,000 IU; vitamin D3, 1,000 IU; vitamin E, 50 mg; iron, 50 mg; copper, 5 mg; manganese, 30 mg; zinc, 50 mg; selenium, 0.08 mg; iodine, 0.1 mg; and cobalt, 0.2 mg.