Table 1.
Diet composition (kg/day) in each farm and cattle category
| Farm 1 | Farm 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HFC | HFH | SIC | SIH | |
| Corn silage | 22 | 8 | 25 | 7.5 |
| Wheat silage | - | 3.5 | - | - |
| Corn mash | 6 | - | - | - |
| Alfalfa hay | 4.5 | - | 5 | - |
| Grass hay | 1.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 |
| Soybean meal | 3.3 | 1 | - | - |
| Soybean flakes | 0.6 | - | - | - |
| Corn grain | 2 | - | - | - |
| Straw wheat | 0.5 | - | - | 5.3 |
| Corn meal | - | - | 1 | - |
| Protein supplementa | - | - | 4 | 2.5 |
| Mineral-vitamin premix | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.5 | - |
| Energetic supplementb | - | - | 3.8 | - |
| Hydrogenated fat | 0.3 | - | 0.3 | - |
| Extruded flaxseed | 0.25 | - | - | - |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 0.15 | - | - | - |
| Yeast | - | - | 0.05 | - |
| Total mixed ration | 41.6 | 16.25 | 41.65 | 17.3 |
HFC, Holstein-Friesian cows; HFH, Holstein-Friesian heifers; SIC, Simmental cows; SIH, Simmental heifers
aSunflower seed flour, roasted soybean seeds, dehulled soy flour–based feed, maize, sugar cane molasses
bMaize, barley, sugar cane molasses