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Table 1 Ingredients and nutrient composition of experimental diets (%, DM basis)

From: Evaluation of Holstein cows with different tongue-rolling frequencies: stress immunity, rumen environment and general behavioural activity

Item

Content, %

Ingredients

 

 Alfalfa

10.39

 Oat hay

2.42

 Dandelion

0.48

 Whole corn silage

48.33

 Cottonseed

2.90

 Beet pulp

2.42

 Ground corn

7.49

 Pressed corn

9.42

 Soybean meal

8.70

 Rapeseed meal

1.69

 DDGS

0.72

 Extruded soybean

1.33

 Mineral and vitamin mix1

3.70

Nutrient composition

 DM, % of wet TMR

62.40

 CP

17.06

 EE

3.32

 NDF

35.75

 ADF

18.20

 NEL, MJ/kg

6.11

  1. DM Dry matter, CP Crude protein, EE Ether extract, NDF Neutral detergent fiber, ADF Acid detergent fiber, TMR Total Mixed Ration, NEL Net energy for lactation, DDGS Distillers dried grains with solubles
  2. 1Mix contained the following per kg of diets: VA 170,000 IU, VD 8,000 IU, VE 19,000 IU, Ca 160 g, P 50 g, Fe 800 mg, Cu 680 mg, Mn 3,500 mg, Zn 7,500 mg, Se 80 mg, I 400 mg, Co 38 mg