Table 1.
Ingredients used to formulate the base concentrate of lambs (%, as-fed basis).
| Item | Content |
|---|---|
| Ground corn | 59.0 |
| Soybean meal | 37.0 |
| Premix1 | 4.00 |
| Total | 100 |
1
Premix composition: phosphorus, ≥55 g/kg; calcium, ≥215 g/kg, ≤225 g/kg; sulfur, ≥12 g/kg; sodium, ≥80 g/kg; cobalt, ≥60 mg/kg; chromium, ≥12 mg/kg; iron, ≥1,420 mg/kg; iodine, ≥100 mg/kg; magnesium, ≥14 mg/kg; manganese, ≥1,550 mg/kg; selenium, ≥22 mg/kg; vitamin A, ≥20,000 IU/kg; vitamin D, ≥40,000 IU/kg; vitamin E, ≥550 IU/kg; and fluorine, ≤550 mg/kg.