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Table 1 Ingredient and chemical composition of experimental diets

From: Effect of commercial slow-release urea product on in vitro rumen fermentation and ruminal microbial community using RUSITEC technique

Item

Diets

Control

U28

U56

MU35

Ingredient, %

 Corn silage

27.1

27.1

27.1

27.1

 Alfalfa hay

11.4

11.4

11.4

11.4

 Ort hay

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

 Steam flaked corn

24.4

24.4

24.4

26.1

 Soybean meal, (46%)

10.6

10.6

10.6

8.9

 Canola meal

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

 Extrude soybean

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

 DDGSa

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

 Dried beet pulp

6.84

6.84

6.84

6.84

 Mineral and vitamin

1.82

1.82

1.82

1.82

 Mycotoxin binder

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

 Soda

0.57

0.57

0.57

0.57

 Saturated fat

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

 Slow-released ureab

0

0.28

0.56

0.35

Chemical composition, % of DM

 DM, % of fresh matter

91.2

91.2

91.2

91.3

 OM

92.4

92.4

92.4

92.5

 CP

16.2

16.9

17.7

16.2

 NDF

30.4

30.4

30.4

30.5

 ADF

19.0

19.0

19.0

19.0

 Starch

27.1

27.1

27.1

28.2

 NELc, Mcal/kg

1.71

1.71

1.71

1.71

  1. aDDGS = Distillers dried grains with solubles
  2. bThe product contains 13% of coating materials of palm oil and sodium carboxymethyl cellulose and 87% of urea
  3. cNEL = Net energy for lactation