Table 3.
Diet composition (DM basis) in Exp. 3
| Treatment1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingredient | Control | 15:20 | 45:20 | 15:40 | 45:40 |
| Dry-rolled corn | 0.0 | 60.0 | 30.0 | 40.0 | 10.0 |
| Corn Silage | 95.0 | 15.0 | 45.0 | 15.0 | 45.0 |
| MDGS2 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 |
| Dry supplement3 | |||||
| Fine-ground corn | 1.6582 | 2.3222 | 2.3222 | 2.8222 | 2.8222 |
| Limestone | 1.1650 | 1.6610 | 1.6610 | 1.6610 | 1.6610 |
| Urea | 1.6600 | 0.5000 | 0.5000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 |
| Salt | 0.3000 | 0.3000 | 0.3000 | 0.3000 | 0.3000 |
| Tallow | 0.1250 | 0.1250 | 0.1250 | 0.1250 | 0.1250 |
| Trace Mineral premix4 | 0.0500 | 0.0500 | 0.0500 | 0.0500 | 0.0500 |
| Vitamine ADE premix5 | 0.0150 | 0.0150 | 0.0150 | 0.0150 | 0.0150 |
| Rumensin 906 | 0.0165 | 0.0165 | 0.0165 | 0.0165 | 0.0165 |
| Tylan 407 | 0.0102 | 0.0102 | 0.0102 | 0.0102 | 0.0102 |
| Nutrient Composition 8 | |||||
| Crude Protein, % | 13.8 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 19.4 | 19.3 |
| NDF, % | 38.6 | 20.5 | 28.8 | 24.6 | 32.8 |
| Ether Extract, % | 3.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| Ca, % | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.77 | 0.71 | 0.78 |
| P, % | 0.25 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.51 | 0.52 |
| K, % | 0.80 | 0.50 | 0.67 | 0.66 | 0.83 |
| S, % | 0.09 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.43 | 0.43 |
1
15:20 = 15% Corn Silage, 20% MDGS; 15:40 = 15% Corn Silage, 40% MDGS; 45:20 = 45% Corn Silage, 20% MDGS; 45:40 = 45% Corn Silage, 40% MDGS.
2
MDGS = Modified distillers grains with solubles.
3
Supplement formulated to be fed at 5.0% of diet DM.
4
Premix contained 6.0% Zn, 5.0% Fe, 4.0% Mn, 2.0% Cu, 0.29% Mg, 0.2% I, 0.05% Co.
5
Premix contained 30,000 IU vitamin A; 6,000 IU vitamin D; 7.5 IU vitamin E per gram.
6
Premix contained 198 g/kg monensin.
7
Premix contained 88 g/kg tylosin.
8
Based on analyzed nutrients for each ingredient.