. 2020 Nov 8;4(4):txaa203. doi: 10.1093/tas/txaa203

Table 1.

Chemical composition and metabolizable energy of ration fed to lambs

Item^a, % DM	Total mixed ration
Dry matter	90.3 ± 0.60
Organic matter	94.8 ± 0.14
Crude protein	16.1 ± 0.25
Ether extract	2.7 ± 0.03
Neutral detergent fiber	29.0 ± 0.15
Acid detergent fiber	16.5 ± 0.32
Nonfiber carbohydrates^a	47.2 ± 0.52
Metabolizable energy, Mcal/kg DM^b	2.65 ± 0.08

^aNonfiber carbohydrates (calculated as: 1,000 – (NDF g/kg + CP g/kg + EE g/kg + crude ash g/kg).

^bMetabolizable energy (calculated from each feed composition).