Table 2.
Ingredient composition and chemical composition of the total mixed ration.
| Item 1 | TMR |
|---|---|
| Ingredient composition (g kg−1 DM) | |
| Alfalfa silage | 600 |
| Corn cob | 60 |
| Corn grain | 240 |
| Mixed concentrate 2 | 100 |
| Total | 1000 |
| Chemical composition (g kg−1 FM) | |
| Dry matter | 487.51 |
| Crude protein | 146.18 |
| Water soluble carbohydrate | 15.33 |
| Neutral detergent fiber | 349.61 |
| Acid detergent fiber | 231.16 |
1 DM, dry matter; FM, fresh matter. 2 The mixed concentrate was purchased from Botai Company (Guyuan, China) and was composed of soybean meal, rapeseed meal, cotton meal, corn gluten meal, distillers’ dried grains, corn peel, and vitamin–mineral mix.