Table 7.
Chemical analysis of diets, experiment 2, (as-fed basis)1
| Item, % | Phase 12 | Phase 2 | Phase 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional3 | Enogen Feed corn4 | Conventional | Enogen Feed corn | Conventional | Enogen Feed corn | |
| Dry matter | 89.15 | 88.62 | 88.22 | 88.53 | 88.04 | 88.69 |
| Crude protein | 17.25 | 16.3 | 14.35 | 13.65 | 12.3 | 12.6 |
| Acid detergent fiber | 2.55 | 2.75 | 2.65 | 2.45 | 2.15 | 2.35 |
| Neutral detergent fiber | 5.55 | 5.65 | 4.90 | 5.75 | 5.25 | 5.65 |
| Ca | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.76 | 0.71 | 0.59 | 0.59 |
| P | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.33 |
1Feed samples were collected approximately 2 days after each feed delivery, pooled within corn source for each phase, and analyzed (Ward Laboratories, Inc., Kearney, NE).
2The experimental diets were fed in three phases: d 0 to 14, d 14 to 42, and d 42 to 83.
3Yellow dent corn.
4Enogen Feed corn, Syngenta Seeds, LLC, Downers Grove, IL.