Table 1.
The composition and ingredients in the experimental diets.
| Items | Diet Level |
|---|---|
| Ingredients | % |
| Corn | 47.20 |
| Soybean meal | 19.00 |
| Chinese wildrye grass hay | 15.00 |
| Wheat bran | 7.60 |
| Corn germ meal | 7.50 |
| Limestone | 1.40 |
| Calcium hydrogen phosphate | 0.45 |
| NaCl | 0.45 |
| L-Lysine | 0.40 |
| Premix * | 1.00 |
| Analyzed composition (% of dry matter) | |
| Metabolizable energy (MJ/kg) | 10.37 |
| Crude protein | 14.63 |
| Ether extract | 3.53 |
| Crude ash | 6.45 |
| Neutral detergent fiber | 23.69 |
| Acid detergent fiber | 8.23 |
| Lysine | 0.50 |
| Calcium | 1.04 |
| Phosphorus | 0.45 |
* Premix composition per kg diet: 15000 IU vitamin A, 5000 IU vitamin D3, 55 IU vitamin E, 60 mg FeSO4·H2O, 50 mg MnSO4·H2O, 12 mg CuSO4·5H2O, 90 mg ZnSO4·H2O, 0.35 mg NaSeO3, 1 mg KIO3, 0.36 mg CoCl2·6H2O.