Table 1
Ingredients and chemical composition of dietary treatments

Ingredient (% DM)Level of BCPOa (%)
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Fresh OPFb40.0040.0040.00
OPFb silage10.0010.0010.00
Corn grain22.0012.506.00
Soybean meal17.0019.0020.00
Rice bran2.007.0010.50
Palm kernel cake7.506.004.00
BCPOa0.004.008.00
Limestone0.500.500.50
Salt0.500.500.50
Mineral-vitamin premixc0.500.500.50
Chemical composition, % DM
Dry matter67.7067.9068.07
Organic matter93.1693.4293.55
Metabolizable energy, MJ/Kg DMb11.5911.6111.62
Crude Protein,14.2714.3714.39
Ether extract3.066.5611.45
Crude fibre28.4827.6426.81
ADF35.0433.2832.52
NDF63.5262.6762.06
Nitrogen free extract16.5613.9712.45
Ca1.021.051.04
P0.520.540.54
Total carotenoid (mg/kg)14.8116.7119.86