Table 1 Ingredients and nutrient inclusion for each treatment dieta,b.

From: Rumen fermentation and epithelial gene expression responses to diet ingredients designed to differ in ruminally degradable protein and fiber supplies

 

SBM-TH

HSBM-TH

SBM-BP

HSBM-BP

Ingredient, % of DM

Alfalfa hay

10.0

9.9

10.1

10.1

Corn

16.0

15.7

19.2

19.9

Barley

16.0

15.7

19.2

19.9

Soybean meal

13.9

0.00

16.1

0.00

Soyplus

0.00

14.4

0.00

18.1

Timothy hay

23.5

20.6

0.00

0.00

Beet pulp

0.00

0.00

42.0

41.0

Wheat middlings

20.0

23.0

2.20

0.50

Trace mineral salt

0.74

0.88

0.54

0.55

Vitamin premix

0.74

0.88

0.54

0.55

Nutrient, %c

DM

96.2

96.2

96.2

96.2

CP

17.0

16.8

16.6

16.1

NDF

29.8

30.7

29.6

31.0

ADF

13.5

12.9

13.7

14.2

Lignin

2.11

1.80

1.96

2.19

Starch

27.3

26.6

27.9

24.9

Ash

4.87

4.22

4.79

4.96

  1. aHSBM-TH heat-treated soybean meal and timothy hay, SBM-TH soybean meal and timothy hay, HSBM-BP heat-treated soybean meal and beet pulp, SBM-BP heat-treated soybean meal and beet pulp.
  2. bAlfalfa hay, corn, barley, wheat middlings, trace mineral salt, and vitamin premix were incorporated into pellets along with either soybean meal or Soyplus to create the SBM and HSBM treatments, respectively.
  3. cNutrient percentages are expressed on a DM basis except for DM, which is expressed on an AF basis.
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