Table 1. Chemical composition of basal diet and intake of feed, drinking water, and vinegar

Control Vinegar
Ingredients (% as fed basis)
 Corn silage 51.3
 Alfalfa hay 2.85
 Grass hay 2.85
 Commercial concentrate 43.0
Chemical composition
 Dry matter (%) 53.4
 Organic matter (% of DM) 94.1
 Crude protein (% of DM) 12.1
 Neutral detergent fiber (% of DM) 41.8
Intake
 Feed (kg DM/d) 18.9 18.8
 Drinking water (L/d) 65.6 67.1
 Grain vinegar (L/d) 0 2
DM, dry matter.