Table 1.
Centesimal and chemical composition of experimental feeds.
| Item | Oat Hay | Standard Concentrate | RRF 1 | RRS 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingredients (%) | ||||
| Rosemary residues | 0 | 33 | 31 | |
| Barley | 20 | 22 | 39 | |
| Soybean meal | 7.5 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wheat bran | 37.5 | 8 | 11 | |
| Faba bean | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Mineral vitamin supplement | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| Molasses | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Salt | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Corn | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chemical Composition | ||||
| Dry matter (%) | 91.95 | 88.69 | 92.35 | 90.7 |
| Crude protein (% DM) | 5.47 | 16.33 | 17.30 | 17.38 |
| Organic matter (% DM) | 93.04 | 80.65 | 89.56 | 91.2 |
| Neutral detergent fiber (% DM) | 69.15 | 20.31 | 29.47 | 34.01 |
| Acid detergent fiber (% DM) | 40.94 | 10.17 | 18.52 | 19.05 |
| Acid detergent lignin (% DM) | 3.75 | 2.33 | 7.15 | 9.14 |
| Total phenolic content (Tannic acid/g DM) | 1.01 | 0.48 | 1.53 | 1.63 |
| α-Tocopherol (µg/g DM) | 4.42 | 0.45 | 52.71 | 62.98 |
| γ-Tocopherol (µg/g DM) | 3.97 | 0.78 | 11.85 | 7.4 |
| Fatty Acid Profile (% of total FAMEs) | ||||
| C12:0 | 0.77 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.14 |
| C14:0 | 1.46 | 0.42 | 0.54 | 0.50 |
| C15:0 | 0.28 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.10 |
| C16:0 | 45.73 | 34.72 | 28.54 | 27.87 |
| C18:0 | 27.51 | 16.45 | 13.25 | 11.37 |
| C18:1 9c | 6.07 | 21.16 | 13.95 | 13.57 |
| C18:1 11c | 0.65 | 1.87 | 1.22 | 1.29 |
| C18:2 n6 | 10.68 | 23.51 | 38.31 | 40.85 |
| C18:3 n3 | 6.49 | 1.07 | 3.73 | 4.15 |
1 concentrate with rosemary residues and faba bean, 2 concentrate with rosemary residues and soybean meal.