Table 1 Chemical composition of the basal diet.

From: Folic acid supplementation during fattening period affects growth and nutritional metabolism in Japanese Black beef cattle

Item

Concentrate feed

Alfalfa hay

Rice straw

Dry matter (DM), %

88.8

89.6

93.9

Crude protein, % DM

17.1

18.3

4.6

Neutral detergent fiber, %DM

18.1

44.9

69.2

Acid detergent fiber, %DM

8.9

36.9

43.5

Ether extract, % DM

5.5

2.5

1.5

Net energy for growtha, Mcal/lb

0.64

0.13

0

Cobaltb, mg/kg DM

0.63

2.35

0.25

Folatec, μg/kg DM

820

4,000

360

  1. aBased on National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2016) reported net energy for gain values of feedstuffs. bBased on analysis by Dairy One Forage Testing Laboratory (Dairy One Inc., Ithaca, NY). cBased on analysis by Japan Food Research Laboratories (JFRL) (Tokyo, Japan).
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