Table E.3.
Assumed diet compositions and feed intake of lactating dairy cows (40 litres/day) and fattening beef cattle fed diets based on different forages
| Quantities of feed consumed(kg dry matter/day) | Reference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forage | Maize grain | Soybean meal | Barley grain | Rapeseed meal | ||
| Lactating dairy cows:maize silage‐based diet | 15.0 | 9.5 | 2.8 | ni | ni | AFSSA, 2009 |
| Fattening beef cattle:maize silage‐based diet | 4.9 | ni | ni | ni | 1.5 | EBLEX, 2012 |
| Fattening beef cattle:cereal straw‐based diet | 2.5 | ni | ni | 4.1 | 1.4 | EBLEX, 2008 |
| Fattening beef cattle:intensive cereal‐based diet | 1.5 | ni | ni | 5.5 | 1.5 | EBLEX, 2008 |
ni: Not included in the diet formulations.