Table 1 Composition and nutrient levels of experimental diets (DM basis, %)
Item | Treatment (kg/day) | |
---|---|---|
Mixed forage (MF) | Corn straw (CS) | |
Ingredient | ||
Chinese wildrye | 3.7 | 0.00 |
Alfalfa hay | 23.40 | 0.00 |
Corn silage | 26.70 | 0.00 |
Corn straw | 0.00 | 53.80 |
Soybean meal | 14.80 | 14.80 |
Cottonseed meal | 5.10 | 5.10 |
Corn | 24.60 | 24.60 |
Dicalcium phosphate | 0.60 | 0.60 |
Salt | 0.50 | 0.50 |
Dairy premix a | 0.60 | 0.60 |
Chemical composition | Nutritional level | |
NEL (Mcal/kg) | 1.37 | 1.04 |
CP (%DM) | 18.14 | 13.61 |
EE (%DM) | 3.97 | 2.84 |
NDF (%DM) | 38.57 | 47.02 |
ADF (%DM) | 16.91 | 19.77 |
Ca (%DM) | 0.82 | 1.06 |
P (%DM) | 0.39 | 0.46 |
NFC (%DM) | 28.39 | 25.88 |
NDF forage (%DM) | 28.74 | 43.94 |
Starch (%DM) | 25.50 | 15.32 |