Table 1.
Ingredients and nutrient composition of the healthy and SARA groups on a dry matter (DM) basis.
| Item | Treatment | |
|---|---|---|
| Health | SARA | |
| Ingredient (%) | ||
| Corn | 15.00 | 35.00 |
| Corn germ meal | 4.10 | 9.58 |
| Corn gluten feed | 7.50 | 17.50 |
| Cottonseed meal | 1.89 | 4.39 |
| Corn silage | 27.74 | 28.20 |
| Alfalfa hay | 42.26 | 1.80 |
| Calcium phosphate | 0.11 | 0.26 |
| Limestone | 0.68 | 1.59 |
| Salt | 0.24 | 0.56 |
| Vitamin-mineral mix1 | 0.18 | 0.42 |
| Sodium Bicarbonate | 0.30 | 0.70 |
| Nutrient composition | ||
| DM2 (%) | 52.16 | 51.64 |
| NEL (MJ/kg) | 6.58 | 7.58 |
| ADF (%) | 21.6 | 12.33 |
| NDF (%) | 31.3 | 21.35 |
| CP (%) | 16.4 | 10.56 |
| Starch (%) | 28.4 | 54.53 |
1Vitamin-mineral mix (per kilogram): 450 mg of nicotinic acid, 600 mg of Mn, 950 mg of Zn, 430 mg of Fe, 650 mg of Cu, 30 mg of Se, 45 mg of I, 20 mg of Co, 800 mg of vitamin E, 45,000 IU of vitamin D, and 120,000 IU of vitamin A.
2DM, dry matter; NEL, net energy of lactation; ADF, acid detergent fibre; NDF, neutral detergent fibre; and CP, crude protein.