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Table 1 Ingredients and chemical compositions of experimental diets

From: Effects of antioxidant-rich Lactiplantibacillus plantarum inoculated alfalfa silage on rumen fermentation, antioxidant and immunity status, and mammary gland gene expression in dairy goats

Items

Dietary treatment3

RSMTD-1

ES24-7

Ingredient, % DM

 Alfalfa silage

60

60

 Corn grain

22

22

 Wheat bran

4

4

 Flax oil residue

8

8

 Soybean residue

4

4

 Sodium bicarbonate

0.4

0.4

 Commercial premix1

1.6

1.6

Chemical composition, g/kg DM2

 CP

175

176

 aNDF

331

325

 ADF

256

254

  1. 1Commercial premix provided (per kg of premix): Vitamin A, 625,000 IU; Vitamin D3, 200,000 IU; VE, 1,250 IU; Cu, 625 mg; Fe, 9,500 mg; Zn, 3,700 mg; Mn, 3,700 mg; I, 250 mg; Se, 12.5 mg; Co, 50 mg
  2. 2DM Dry matter, CP Crude protein, aNDF Neutral detergent fiber assayed with a heat-stable amylase and expressed inclusive of residual ash, ADF Acid detergent fiber
  3. 3RSMTD-1, alfalfa silage inoculated with reference strain L. plantarum MTD/1; ES24-7, alfalfa silage inoculated with experimental strain L. plantarum 24-7
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891