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Table 1 Ingredients and chemical composition of the basal diet (DM basis)

From: Partially replacing cornstarch in a high-concentrate diet with sucrose inhibited the ruminal trans-10 biohydrogenation pathway in vitro by changing populations of specific bacteria

Ingredient

Content, %

 Alfalfa hay

14.50

 Corn silage

25.50

 Corn

28.20

 Soybean meal

18.60

 Cornstarch

9.00

 Corn gluten meal

2.50

 Sodium bicarbonate

0.40

 Mineral and vitamin premix 1

0.20

 Dicalcium phosphate

0.20

 Limestone

0.46

 Salt

0.44

Chemical composition (% DM)

 

 Organic matter

94.3

 Crude protein

15.5

 Non fiber carbohydrates 2

49.9

 Neutral detergent fibre

25.1

 Acid detergent fibre

16.6

 Starch

38.7

 Sugar

3.96

  1. 1Providing Mn 63 mg, Zn 4,640 mg, Fe 972 mg, Cu 265 mg, Se 155 mg, I 251 mg, Co 57 mg, nicotinic acid 450 mg, VE 800 mg, VD 450 KIU and VA 1,860 KIU per kilogram
  2. 2Calculated by 100 – (% crude protein + % ether extract + % neutral detergent fibre)
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891