Table 5.
Ingredient composition of experimental diets1 (as-fed basis), Exp. 2
| Item | DDGS | N-free |
|---|---|---|
| Distillers dried grains with solubles | 50.00 | — |
| Soybean oil | 2.00 | 4.00 |
| Ground limestone | 1.00 | 0.3 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 0.50 | 1.75 |
| Sucrose | 10.00 | 20.00 |
| Cornstarch | 35.40 | 68.35 |
| Solka floc2 | — | 4.00 |
| Magnesium oxide | — | 0.10 |
| Potassium carbonate | — | 0.40 |
| Sodium chloride | 0.40 | 0.40 |
| Chromic oxide | 0.40 | 0.40 |
| Vitamin–mineral premix3 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
1A total of seven diets containing distillers dried grains with solubles were formulated using seven different sources of distillers dried grains with solubles.
2Fiber Sales and Development Corp., Urbana, OH.
3Provided the following quantities of vitamins and microminerals per kilogram of complete diet: vitamin A as retinyl acetate, 11,136 IU; vitamin D3 as cholecalciferol, 2,208 IU; vitamin E as dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate, 66 IU; vitamin K as menadione dimethylprimidinol bisulfite, 1.42 mg; thiamin as thiamin mononitrate, 0.24 mg; riboflavin, 6.59 mg; pyridoxine as pyridoxine hydrochloride, 0.24 mg; vitamin B12, 0.03 mg; d-pantothenic acid as d-calcium pantothenate, 23.5 mg; niacin, 44.1 mg; folic acid, 1.59 mg; biotin, 0.44 mg; Cu, 20 mg as copper sulfate and copper chloride; Fe, 126 mg as ferrous sulfate; I, 1.26 mg as ethylenediamine dihydriodide; Mn, 60.2 mg as manganese sulfate; Se, 0.3 mg as sodium selenite and selenium yeast; and Zn, 125.1 mg as zinc sulfate.