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Table 1 Chemical composition of experimental feeds

From: Supplementation with sodium butyrate improves growth and antioxidant function in dairy calves before weaning

Items

Milk

Milk replacera

Startera, b

Ingredients, %

 Wheat bran

–

–

5.92

 Steam-flaked corn

–

–

40.59

 Cane molasses

–

–

1.53

 Soybean meal

–

–

20.63

 Extruded soybean

–

–

6.05

 Canola meal

–

–

11.78

 Corn gluten

–

–

2.46

 Wheat shorts

–

–

7.12

 Calves starter premixb

–

–

3.93

Total

–

–

100.00

DM, %

–

96.06

97.23

CP, %

–

22.49

25.94

EE, %

–

9.35

3.01

Ash, %

–

7.16

6.47

NDF, %

–

0.78

16.03

ADF, %

–

0.54

7.00

Ca, %

–

1.15

0.94

P, %

–

0.97

0.66

Density, g/L

1030.50

–

–

Milk protein, %

3.50

–

–

Milk fat, %

3.88

–

–

Total solid, %

12.93

–

–

DM, %

12.30

–

–

Lactose, %

4.36

–

–

  1. a on DM basis
  2. b The premix provided per kg of the starter was as follows: vitamin A 13,050 IU, vitamin D 3262 IU, vitamin E 260.997 IU, Fe 116.817 mg, Cu 19.621 mg, Mn 48.516 mg, Zn 74.603 mg, Se 0.746 mg, I 1.343 mg, Co 0.966 mg