Table 4 Ingredient composition, chemical composition and, energy values of the total mix ration (TMR) fed to dairy cows.

From: Transcriptomic profiling of milk fat globules in cows with different β-casein genotypes

Item

TMR

Ingredient composition (g/kg DM)

Corn silage

414.0

Ryegrass silage

200.7

Brewery spent grain

75.44

Meadow hay

29.21

Cereal straw

22.03

Concentrate feed1

258.6

Chemical composition (g/kg DM)

DM

398.4

OM

929.8

CP

153.6

EE

231.9

NDF

388.9

ADF

37.66

Starch

204.2

Ca

6.40

P

2.20

Energy contents (Mcal/kg DM)

Metabolisable energy (ME)

2.60

Net energy for lactation (NEL)

1.61

  1. 1The chemical composition of the concentrate feed was as follows: 913.0 OM, 241.0 CP, 46.0 EE, 39.6 CF, 419.0 starch, 11.7 Ca, 4.9 P, and 3.8 Mg, expressed as g/kg DM.
  2. DM = dry matter; OM = organic matter; CP = crude protein; EE = ether extract; NDF = neutral detergent Fiber; ADF = acid detergent fiber.
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