Table 1.
Ingredients and chemical compositions of experimental diets.
| Ingredients (g/kg Fed Basis) | Chemical Composition (g/kg DM Basis) 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Oat Hay | 200 | Crude protein | 122.0 |
| Alfalfa hay | 400 | Neutral detergent fiber | 315.5 |
| Corn | 216 | Acid detergent fiber | 169.0 |
| Wheat bran | 24 | Calcium | 5.2 |
| Wheat distillers dried grains with solubles | 20 | Phosphorus | 4.0 |
| Soybean meal | 48 | Net energy/(MJ/kg) 3 | 5.3 |
| Rapeseed meal | 40 | ||
| Cottonseed meal | 16 | ||
| Jujube powder | 12 | ||
| Fatty Acid Calcium | 4 | ||
| Sodium Chloride | 4 | ||
| Mineral and vitamin premix 1 | 16 | ||
| Fatty Acids, mg/g Diet | |||
| C14:0 | 0.13 | C16:1 | 0.10 |
| C15:0 | 0.02 | C18:1 n-9 | 12.08 |
| C16:0 | 9.19 | C18:2 n-6 | 16.44 |
| C17:0 | 0.05 | C18:3 n-3 (ALA) | 0.94 |
| C18:0 | 1.03 | C20:1 | 0.16 |
| C20:0 | 0.17 | C20:2 n-6 | 0.01 |
| C21:0 | 0.02 | C20:5 n-3 (EPA) | 0.02 |
| C22:0 | 0.10 | ||
DM, dry matter; ALA, α-linolenic acid; EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid. 1 Vitamin and mineral premix supplied each kg of feeds with Vitamin A 4000 IU; Vitamin D3 300 IU; Vitamin E 45 IU; Cu 8 mg; Fe 48 mg; Mn 30 mg; Zn 25 mg; I 0.2 mg; Se 0.3 mg; Co 0.12 mg. 2 Analyzed value. 3 Calculated value.