Table 1.
Chemical composition of the diet ingredients
| Item | Diet ingredients | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat | Barley | Canola meal1 | |
| DM,% | 89.1 | 89.8 | 89.8 |
| OM,%DM | 86.5 | 87.3 | 82.3 |
| CP, % DM | 15.6 | 11.3 | 35.2 |
| NDF2, % DM | 15.1 | 20.7 | 31.5 |
| ADF3, % DM | 4.2 | 9.4 | 22.9 |
| Fat, % DM | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| Sugar, % DM | 3.0 | 2.2 | 8.0 |
Solvent-extracted.
Neutral detergent fiber assayed with a heat-stable amylase and expressed without residual ash.
Acid detergent fiber without residual ash.