Table 1 Ingredients and chemical composition of experimental diets

Alfalfa silage

12.00

8.34

5.07

Alfalfa hay

–

4.29

2.98

Corn silage

33.00

36.40

33.41

Wheat straw

36.00

15.63

2.98

Cottonseed

–

–

3.58

Wet brewers grains

–

4.29

9.09

Ground shelled corn

4.00

12.86

23.87

Soy hulls

2.00

4.29

4.18

Soybean meal, 48% CP

7.92

2.57

2.39

Expeller soybean meal^a

–

2.57

5.97

Soychlor^b

0.15

3.86

–

Blood meal, 85% CP

1.00

–

–

ProVAAl AADvantage^c

–

0.86

1.50

Urea

0.45

0.30

0.18

Rumen-inert fat^d

–

–

1.02

Limestone

1.30

1.29

1.31

Salt

0.32

0.30

0.30

Dicalcium phosphate

0.12

0.18

0.30

Magnesium oxide

0.21

0.08

0.12

Magnesium sulfate

0.91

0.99

–

Sodium bicarbonate

–

–

0.79

Potassium carbonate

–

–

0.30

Calcium sulfate

–

–

0.12

Mineral vitamin mix^e

0.20

0.17

0.18

Vitamin A^f

0.015

–

–

Vitamin D^g

0.025

–

–

Vitamin E^h

0.38

0.39

–

Biotin

–

0.35

0.35