Table 1.
Ingredients (g/kg), diet chemical composition (g/kg), and estimated metabolizable energy (Mcal/kg).
| Ingredients | Feed-Restricted Diet | Control Diet |
|---|---|---|
| 50% Energy Requirement | 100% Energy Requirement | |
| Ryegrass hay | 316 | 281 |
| Concentrate Low 1 | 684 | - |
| Concentrate High 2 | - | 719 |
| Dry matter | 902 | 886 |
| Ash | 99 | 85 |
| Ether Extract | 22 | 28 |
| Crude protein | 133 | 121 |
| Neutral Detergent Fibre | 465 | 393 |
| Acid Detergent Fibre | 300 | 218 |
| Acid Detergent Lignin | 83 | 30 |
| Metabolizable energy | 1.442 | 1.926 |
1 Based on (g/kg) dehydrated lucerne (607), cocoa hulls (200), wheat middlings (106), sugarcane molasses (52), and inclusive (per kg fresh weight) of Ca 11.4 g; P 0.45 g; Vit. A 16,000 IU; Vit. D3 3000 IU; Vit. E 50 mg; manganic oxide 77 mg; zinc oxide 186 mg; cobalt carbonate 0.36 mg; ferrous carbonate 124 mg; anhydrous calcium iodate 3.9 mg; sodium selenite 0.88 mg, arginine 56 mg. 2 Based on (g/kg) wheat bran (250), dehydrated lucerne (154), wheat meal (150), soybean hulls (100), corn gluten meal (63), sugarcane molasses (60), dehydrated sugarbeet pulp (60), cocoa hulls (50) maize grain (41), sunflower meal (39), and inclusive (per kg fresh weight) of Ca 11.4 g; P 0.45 g; Vit. A 16,000 IU; Vit. D3 3000 IU; Vit. E 50 mg; manganic oxide 77 mg; zinc oxide 186 mg; cobalt carbonate 0.36 mg; ferrous carbonate 124 mg; anhydrous calcium iodate 3.9 mg; sodium selenite 0.88 mg, arginine 67 mg.