Table 6.
Ingredients and chemical compositions of the basal diet.
| Ingredients 1 | Amount (% of DM) |
|---|---|
| Corn silage | 41.72 |
| Alfalfa silage | 8.83 |
| Oat hay | 4.07 |
| Corn-steam flaked | 7.94 |
| Soybean meal | 5.96 |
| Ground Corn | 12.35 |
| Wheat bran | 1.99 |
| Cottonseed meal | 7.62 |
| Extruded soybean | 1.53 |
| DDGS | 2.8 |
| Bicarb | 1.48 |
| Premix 2 | 2.87 |
| Magnesium oxide | 0.48 |
| Yeast | 0.36 |
| Chemical levels (% of DM) | |
| CP | 16.03 |
| EE | 3.04 |
| NDF | 31.85 |
| ADF | 18.5 |
| Ash | 8.16 |
| NEL 3 (MJ/kg) | 1.59 |
| Ca (g/kg) | 0.8 |
| P (g/kg) | 0.4 |
| Aflatoxin B1, B2, G1, G2 (μg/kg) | ND 4 |
| Deoxynivalenol (μg/kg) | ND |
| T-2 toxin (μg/kg) | ND |
| Zearalenone (μg/kg) | ND |
| Ochratoxin A (μg/kg) | ND |
1 DM: dry matter; DDGS: dry distilled grain soluble; CP: crude protein; EE: Ether extract; NDF: neutral detergent fiber; ADF: acid detergent fiber; NEL: net energy for lactation. 2 Premix was Formulated with 20% salt, 18% Ca, 10% P, 800 mg/kg Cu, 700 mg/kg Mn, 800 mg/kg Zn, 20 mg/kg Fe, 125 mg/kg I, 80 mg/kg Se; 70 mg/kg Co, 300,000 IU/kg vitamin A, 7600 IU/kg vitamin D3, 10,000 IU/kg Vitamin E. 3 NEL was a calculated value, while the others were measured values. 4 ND: not detected.