Table 6.
Chemical analysis of experimental diets (as-fed)a
| Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 3 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item, % | Control | 50 LLb | 100 LL | 94 Mc | Control | 50 LL | 100 LL | 94 M | Common diet |
| Dry matter | 90.1 | 89.7 | 88.1 | 88.5 | 91.2 | 89.6 | 88.2 | 88.6 | 88.3 |
| Crude protein | 236 | 232 | 233 | 238 | 235 | 249 | 23.9 | 23.4 | 22.2 |
| Crude fiber | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| Sugard | 11.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 14.4 | 13.1 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 12.9 | 4.3 |
| Crude fat | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.1 |
| Ash | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 5.8 |
| Calcium | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Phosphorus | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Non-fiber carbohydrate | 55.1 | 54.0 | 52.7 | 53.0 | 55.2 | 52.7 | 51.6 | 53.0 | 57.3 |
| Non-structural carbohydrate | 11.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 14.4 | 13.1 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 12.9 | 4.3 |
aLL product was obtained by Westway Feed Products (Tomball, TX).
bLL = liquid lactose (SweetLac 63; Westway Feed Products, Tomball, TX).
cM = Sugar cane molasses.
dEthanol soluble.