Table 1.
Composition of the common receiving diet1
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Ingredient, % | |
| Wet corn gluten feed2 | 48.8 |
| Grain sorghum hay | 30.0 |
| Dry-rolled corn | 15.0 |
| Dry supplement B-2733 | 5.2 |
| Nutrient composition4 | |
| NEm, Mcal/kg | 1.69 |
| NEg, Mcal/kg | 1.07 |
| TDN, % | 71.60 |
| CP, % | 17.40 |
| Crude fat, % | 1.90 |
| NDF, % | 39.90 |
| ADF, % | 21.40 |
| Ca, % | 0.68 |
| P, % | 0.67 |
| Mg, % | 0.36 |
| K, % | 1.15 |
| S, % | 0.27 |
1All values are presented on a DM basis.
2Sweet Bran (Cargill, Dalhart, TX).
3Dry supplement B-273 was formulated to contain (% DM basis) 38.46% ground corn, 30.36% limestone, 21.04% wheat midds, 6.92% urea, 1.03% magnesium oxide, 0.618% zinc sulfate, 0.38% salt, 0.119% copper sulfate, 0.116% manganese oxide, 0.05% selenium premix (contained 0.6% Se), 0.311% vitamin A (30,000 IU/g), 0.085% vitamin E (500 IU/g), 0.317% Rumensin 90 (Elanco Animal Health, Indianapolis, IN), and 0.195% Tylan 40 (Elanco Animal Health).
4Feed samples were analyzed for nutrient composition by an independent laboratory (Servi-Tech Laboratories, Dodge City, KS).