Table 2.
Nutritional and fatty acid profile of ingredients fed to cows during late gestationa
| Item (Dry matter basis) | Forage | Soybean hull | EnerGII | Prequel | Strata |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry matter, % | 29.3 | 85.1 | 96.4 | 95.3 | 95.7 |
| Crude protein, % | 12.7 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neutral detergent fiber, % | 56.6 | 71.7 | – | – | – |
| Acid detergent fiber, % | 35.2 | 51.8 | – | – | – |
| Total fat, % | 3.4 | 2.3 | 94.3 | 83.7 | 83.0 |
| Total fatty acid, % | 1.5 | 1.0 | 77.2 | 74.4 | 67.3 |
| Fatty acid profile, % of total fatty acid | |||||
| C16:0 | 20.3 | 17.2 | 47.2 | 0.40 | 23.8 |
| C18:0 | 2.32 | 7.68 | 4.28 | 3.88 | 7.52 |
| C18:1c9 | 4.62 | 14.1 | 36.4 | 27.8 | 12.5 |
| C18:2n-6 | 20.1 | 38.6 | 8.78 | 49.1 | 1.72 |
| C18:3n-3 | 40.1 | 12.2 | 0.29 | 1.27 | 0.94 |
| C20:5n-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.9 |
| C22:6n-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.66 |
aEnerGII, Prequel, and Strata were from Virtus Nutrition LLC, Corcoran, CA