Table 1. Ingredients and chemical composition (% dry matter basis) of diets
Composition | Compositions (%) |
Growing | Early fattening1) | Late fattening |
Ingredients |
TMF base | 22 | 23.5 | 23.5 |
Ground corn | 14.2 | 17.2 | 20 |
Cotton seed | 3 | 4 | 5 |
DDGS | 4 | 4.8 | 5 |
Citrus juice pulp | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Molasses | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Timothy hay | 2 | - | - |
Alfalfa | 2 | - | - |
Tall fescue | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Orchard grass | 4 | 3 | 2 |
green barley | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Total mixture2) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Forumen | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Water | 11.3 | 12 | 13 |
Chemical composition |
DM | 56.31 | 64.15 | 56.55 |
CP | 14.14 | 14.62 | 14.82 |
EE | 3.85 | 4.17 | 4.40 |
CF | 14.62 | 15.60 | 12.91 |
Ash | 7.89 | 8.05 | 7.48 |
Diet of donor animals.
Minerals and vitamins mixture, vitamin A 28,000 IU; vitamin D3 4,000 IU; vitamin E 80 IU; Mn 80 ppm; Zn 100 ppm; Fe 70 ppm; Cu 50 ppm; Co 0.5 ppm; I 2.0 ppm; Se 1.0 ppm.
TMF, total mixed fermentation; DDGS, dried distillers grain with solubles (USA); DM, dry matter; CP, crude protein; EE, ether extract; CF, crude fiber.