Table 1.
Composition and nutrient levels of basal diets (air-dry basis, %).
| Items | Content |
|---|---|
| Ingredients | |
| Grass (Pennisetum purpureum schum) | 32.82 |
| Brewer's grains | 48.28 |
| Corn | 9.44 |
| Wheat bran | 3.98 |
| Soybean meal | 3.03 |
| Limestone | 0.26 |
| NaCl | 0.37 |
| CaHPO4 | 0.32 |
| NaHCO3 | 0.42 |
| Premixa | 0.18 |
| Total | 100 |
| Nutrient levelb | |
| CP | 15.23 |
| NDF | 39.57 |
| ADF | 27.98 |
| Gross energy (MJ/kg) | 16.26 |
| Ash | 9.21 |
a
The premix provided the following per kg of diets:Vitamin E 3,000 IU, Vitamin D 150 000 IU, Vitamin A 500 000 IU, Cu 1.3 g, Fe 4.0 g, Mn 3.0 g, I 80 mg, Zn6.0 g, Co 80 mg, Se 50 mg.
b
Measured values.