Table 2.
Ingredient and nutrient composition of calf receiving diet on a dry matter basis
| Item | Receiving1 |
|---|---|
| Ingredient, % | |
| Corn silage | 32 |
| Grass hay | 20 |
| Corn2 | 20 |
| MWDGS3 | 18 |
| Supplement4 | 10 |
| Analyzed nutrient content, % | |
| Dry matter5 | 47.6 |
| Organic matter | 88.7 |
| Neutral detergent fiber | 31.1 |
| Acid detergent fiber | 15.9 |
| Ether extract | 4.2 |
| Crude Protein | 12.6 |
1Receiving diet was provided ad libitum from days 116 to 158.
2High moisture corn was used in year 1, and dry rolled corn was used in year 2.
3Modified wet distillers grains.
4Supplement contained 76.2% ground corn, 15.9% limestone, 6.0% urea, 0.91% trace mineral salt (trace mineral salt = 8.5% Ca as CaCO3, 5% Mg as MgO and MgSO4, 7.6% K as KCl2, 6.7% Cl as KCl2 10% S as S8 [prilled], 0.5% Cu as CuSO4 and Availa-4 [Zinpro Performance Minerals; Zinpro Corp, Eden Prairie, MN], 2% Fe as FeSO4, 3% Mn as MnSO4 and Availa-4, 3% Zn as ZnSO4 and Availa-4, 278 mg/kg Co as Availa-4, 250 mg/kg I as Ca(IO3)2, 150 Se mg/kg Na2SeO3, 2,205 KIU/kg vitamin A as retinyl acetate, 662.5 KIU/kg vitamin D as cholecalciferol, 22,047.5 IU/kg vitamin E as dl-α-tocopheryl acetate, and less than 1% CP, fat, crude fiber, and salt), 0.155% Rumensin 90 (198 g monensin/kg Rumensin 90; Elanco Animal Health, Greenfield, IN), 0.1% Tylosin 40 (88 g tylan/kg Tylosin 40; Elanco Animal Health), and 0.75% soybean oil.
5The differences in corn made for slight differences in DM% between years: 44.3% in year 1 and 50.9% in year 2.