Table 1. Composition of the basal diet fed to cannulated Holstein steers.
| Ingredient composition | % in diet |
|---|---|
| DM content | 88.82 |
| Ingredient composition | DM basis |
| Alfalfa hay | 6.00 |
| Sudangrass hay | 6.00 |
| Steam flaked corn | 55.85 |
| Steam flaked wheat | 10.00 |
| Tallow | 8.00 |
| Cassava | 7.00 |
| Cane molasses | 3.00 |
| Limestone | 1.37 |
| Urea | 1.07 |
| Chromic oxide | 0.40 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 0.16 |
| NaHCO3 | 0.75 |
| Trace mineral salta | 0.40 |
| Nutrient composition, % DM basisb | |
| Calculated crude protein | 11.92 |
| Calculated neutral detergent fiber | 13.66 |
| Determined TFA | 9.05 |
| Calculated NE, Mcal/kg | |
| Maintenance | 2.38 |
| Gain | 1.68 |
a
Trace mineral salt contained: CoSO4, 6.8 gm/kg; CuSO4, 10.4 gm/kg; FeSO4, 35.7 gm/kg; ZnO, 12.4 gm/kg; MnSO4, 10.7 gm/kg; KI, 0.52 gm/kg; and NaCl, 923.5 gm/kg.
b
Calculated from the tabular values for individual feed ingredients [1]; average DM and FA concentration of basal diet were determined in subsamples gathered and composited throughout the experiment.