Table 10.
Chemical analysis of experimental diets (as-fed)a
| Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 3 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item, % | Control | 25 LLb | 50 LL | 75 LL | Control | 25 LL | 50 LL | 75 LL | Control | 25 LL | 50 LL | 75 LL |
| Moisture | 11.40 | 11.70 | 11.93 | 12.23 | 10.23 | 10.97 | 11.33 | 11.17 | 10.90 | 11.37 | 11.77 | 12.07 |
| Dry matter | 88.60 | 88.30 | 88.07 | 87.77 | 89.77 | 89.03 | 88.67 | 88.83 | 89.10 | 88.63 | 88.23 | 87.97 |
| Crude protein | 17.60 | 18.19 | 18.67 | 19.10 | 16.76 | 16.65 | 17.63 | 17.42 | 15.15 | 15.07 | 15.35 | 15.45 |
| Crude fiber | 3.57 | 3.89 | 3.96 | 3.69 | 4.13 | 3.68 | 3.46 | 3.20 | 3.39 | 3.46 | 3.15 | 3.23 |
| Sugarc | 4.61 | 5.30 | 5.61 | 6.14 | 4.31 | 4.25 | 4.64 | 5.33 | 3.47 | 4.05 | 4.73 | 5.31 |
| Crude fat | 3.02 | 3.19 | 3.51 | 3.34 | 3.58 | 3.68 | 3.43 | 3.43 | 3.73 | 3.42 | 3.32 | 3.34 |
| Ash | 4.47 | 4.46 | 5.02 | 5.29 | 4.28 | 4.14 | 4.60 | 4.79 | 3.50 | 3.79 | 3.77 | 3.80 |
| Calcium | 0.66 | 0.64 | 0.74 | 0.65 | 0.62 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.57 | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.40 |
| Phosphorus | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.42 |
| Non-fiber carbohydrate | 63.50 | 62.45 | 60.85 | 60.04 | 65.17 | 64.58 | 63.03 | 63.24 | 66.73 | 66.33 | 65.76 | 65.36 |
| Non-structural carbohydrate | 4.61 | 5.30 | 5.61 | 6.14 | 4.31 | 4.25 | 4.64 | 5.33 | 3.47 | 4.05 | 4.73 | 5.31 |
aSamples were analyzed at Cumberland Valley Analytical Services (Hagerstown, MD).
bLL = Liquid lactose (SweetLac 63; Westway Feed Products, Tomball, TX.
cEthanol soluble.