Table 1.
Nutrient composition and ingredients of diets in the current study.
| Ingredients | Diets * | |
|---|---|---|
| MOL0 | MOL4 | |
| Origanum majorana leaf | 0 | 4 |
| Chopped alfalfa hay | 30 | 30 |
| Ground barley grain | 28 | 28 |
| Chopped wheat straw | 10 | 10 |
| Wheat bran | 13 | 13 |
| Ground corn grain | 9 | 5 |
| Soybean meal | 8 | 8 |
| Vitamins (A, D and E) ** | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Limestone | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Trace-mineralized salt *** | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Chemical composition | ||
| Organic matter (g/kg DM) | 926.1 | 922.5 |
| Dry matter (g/kg) | 899.6 | 900.6 |
| Crude protein (g/kg DM) | 139.8 | 140 |
| Metabolizable energy (Mcal/Kg DM) | 2.52 | 2.52 |
| NDFom (g/kg DM) | 393.3 | 413.3 |
| ADFom (g/kg DM) | 240.2 | 240.2 |
| Ether extract (g/kg DM) | 22.5 | 24.3 |
* diets–control diet: without Origanum majorana leaf = MOL0, treatment diet: 4% Origanum majorana leaf = MOL4, ME: value of the experimental diets was calculated from the tables of Feed Specification [31], DM: dry matter, ADFom: ash-free ADF, and NDFom: ash-free NDF. ** Contains per kg; Vitamin A: 5,000,000 IU, Vitamin D: 5,000,000 IU, and Vitamin E: 500,000 IU. *** Composition: 20.5% Dynamad, 75.15% NACL, 1.025% cu-sulphate, 3.046% Mn, 0.015% EDDI-80, 0.253% Zn-sulphate, and 0.011% Na-selenide.