Table 1.
Composition of the diets on a dry matter basis (%).
| Item | % |
|---|---|
| Maize silage | 11.00 |
| Corn meal | 53.00 |
| Wheat bran | 10.00 |
| Soybean meal | 4.00 |
| Distillers | 7.00 |
| Brewers | 4.00 |
| Wheat straw | 4.00 |
| Cocoa panel | 5.00 |
| Vitamins and minerals 1 | 2.00 |
| Chemical Characteristics on Dry Matter Basis | |
| Dry matter, % | 68.41 |
| UFV, units | 1.09 |
| MJ | 13.13 |
| Crude protein, % | 13.18 |
| Sugars, % | 3.32 |
| Starch, % | 46.18 |
| NDF, % | 24.27 |
| Fat, % | 4.90 |
| Ca tot, % | 0.72 |
| P tot, % | 0.48 |
| Se tot, mg/kg | 0.138 |
1 Mineral-vitamin premix without any trace minerals: 301.290 international unit (IU) of vitamin A; 35.000 IU of vitamin D3; 1500 mg of vitamin E (all-rac-alpha-tocopheryl acetate); 1.9 mg vitamin E (RRR-alpha-tocopheryl acetate); 19.8 mg of vitamin K; 29 mg of vitamin B1; 16 mg of vitamin B2; 9.8 mg of vitamin B6; 0.15 mg of vitamin B12; 990 mg of vitamin B3; 9 mg of vitamin B5; 0.4 mg of biotin; 38.9 mg of cobalt(II) acetate tetrahydrate; 393 mg of copper sulfate pentahydrate; 39 mg of I; 839 mg of Mg; 2790 mg of Zn; 9.9 mg of selenium (Se) as sodium selenite, selenium-enriched yeast or as hydroxy-selenomethionine—depending on the treatment. UFV: feed unit of maintenance and meat production; MJ: megajoule; NDF: neutral detergent fiber.