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. 2021 Feb 4;99(2):skab037. doi: 10.1093/jas/skab037

Table 2.

Nutrient composition of basal diet feeds1

Grain concentrate Pasture forage
DE, Mcal/kg 3.03 2.04
Crude fat, % 8.36 1.4
Crude protein, % 16.1 9.0
Lysine, % 1.00 0.31
NDF, % 33.5 65.3
ADF, % 18.0 36.0
Ca, % 1.63 0.21
P, % 1.14 0.17
Mg, % 0.48 0.11
Zn, ppm 235 42
Cu, ppm 65 9
Fe, ppm 429 119
Mn, ppm 248 138
Se, ppm 1.07 0.08
Co, ppm 1.8 0.8

1Values are presented on a 100% dry matter basis.