Table 4.
Analyzed nutrient composition of experimental diets containing eight different sources of distillers dried grains with solubles1, Exp. 1
| Source of distillers dried grains with solubles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item, % | Basal | A | B | C | D | E | G | H | I |
| Dry matter | 90.34 | 89.17 | 89.00 | 88.20 | 88.85 | 88.18 | 88.17 | 88.12 | 89.25 |
| Gross energy, kcal/kg | 3,685 | 4,089 | 4,059 | 4,073 | 4,077 | 4,044 | 4,047 | 4,032 | 4,004 |
| Crude protein | 7.57 | 19.17 | 18.42 | 17.80 | 19.62 | 19.27 | 19.33 | 18.42 | 18.64 |
| AEE2 | 3.65 | 5.98 | 6.08 | 5.98 | 6.02 | 6.39 | 5.50 | 5.23 | 5.19 |
| Ash | 3.56 | 5.72 | 5.36 | 6.10 | 5.83 | 6.14 | 6.37 | 6.60 | 5.98 |
| Neutral detergent fiber | 9.90 | 22.9 | 21.7 | 21.6 | 20.8 | 19.6 | 18.9 | 19.9 | 20.5 |
| Acid detergent fiber | 3.36 | 9.30 | 8.70 | 8.04 | 8.71 | 9.62 | 6.41 | 7.10 | 6.88 |
1All values except dry matter were adjusted to 88% dry matter basis.
2AEE = acid hydrolyzed ether extract.