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.