Table 1.
Basal diets
| Experiment 1 | Experiment 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Corn silage | 49.4 | 50.0 |
| DDGS | 24.7 | 23.0 |
| Corn | 24.7 | 21.0 |
| Vitamin/mineral supplement | 1.21 | 6.02 |
| Diet composition, DM basis | ||
| CP3, % | 12.9 | 12.9 |
| NEm4, Mcal/kg | 2.12 | 2.07 |
| NEg4, Mcal/kg | 1.26 | 1.21 |
| Calcium3, % | 1.00 | 1.19 |
| Phosphorus3, % | 0.48 | 0.39 |
| Sulfur3, % | 0.26 | 0.24 |
1Vitamin/mineral supplement contained: 19.94% salt, 20.05% Ca, 11.97% Cl, 8.04% Na, 5.03% P, 3.00% Fe, 2.004% Mn, 2.003% Zn, 1.26% Mg, 0.803% Cu, 0.70% S, 0.26% K, 0.05% Co, 0.05% I, 0.01% Se, 678,000 IU vitamin A/kg, and 1,547 IU of vitamin E/kg of premix.
2Vitamin/mineral supplement contained (DM basis): 18.25% Ca, 1.32% K, 0.44% Mg, 0.18% S, 563.91 ppm Zn, 522.90 ppm Fe, 440.41 ppm Mn, 183.33 ppm Cu, 9.66 ppm I, 4.48 ppm Se, 3.43 ppm Co, 42.19 IU/g vitamin A, 4.98 IU/g vitamin D, 0.155 IU/g vitamin E, and 413.6 ppm monensin (176.4 g/kg, Elanco Animal Health, Indianapolis, IN).
3Analyzed at Cumberland Valley Analytical Services (Waynesboro, PA).
4Calculated based on NASEM (2016).