Table 1.
Ingredients and chemical composition of the experimental diet for goats.
| Items | Diet | |
|---|---|---|
| CON | SARA | |
| Ingredients (% of DM) | ||
| Oat grass hay | 47.00 | 17.00 |
| Alfalfa hay | 13.00 | 8.50 |
| Corn | 30.50 | 64.00 |
| Soybean meal | 6.90 | 7.90 |
| Salt | 0.60 | 0.60 |
| Limestone | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Premixa | 1.50 | 1.50 |
| Nutrient composition | ||
| DM (%) | 88.71 | 87.45 |
| ME (MJ/Kg of DM) | 8.31 | 10.05 |
| CP (% of DM) | 11.33 | 11.33 |
| NDF (% of DM) | 41.24 | 23.14 |
| NFC (% of DM)b | 39.18 | 59.24 |
| NFC/NDF | 0.95 | 2.56 |
| Calcium (% of DM) | 0.56 | 0.40 |
| Phosphorus (% DM) | 0.27 | 0.28 |
aOne kilogram of premix contains the following: VA 120000 IU, VD 50000 IU,VE 700 IU, nicotinic acid 450 mg, Cu 650 mg, Fe 400 mg, Mn 600 mg, Zn 1,000 mg, I 45 mg, Se 30 mg, Co 20 mg.
b% NFC = 100 -(% CP + % ash + % EE + % NDF).