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Table 1 Chemical composition on a dry matter basis (g/kg) of ingredients used in the experimental diets

From: Intake and performance of lambs finished in feedlot with wet brewer’s grains

 

Chemical composition (g/kg)

 

Sorghum silage

Wet brewer’s grains

Ground corn

Soybean meal

Calcitic limestone

Dicalcium phosphate

Salt

DM

325

275

884

880

1000

1000

1000

OM

955

913

985

932

CP

42

244

96

531

EE

14

67

44

21

aNDFom

645

560

140

146

ADF

392

225

44

98

TCH

898

602

844

380

NFC

254

42

704

234

ME (Mcal/kg DM)

2,201

2,601

3,081

2,852

Hemic

253

335

Cell

311

142

ADL

81

83

Ashes

45

87

15

68

1000

Ca

3

2

0,3

3

340

220

P

2

7

2

6

0.2

190

  1. DM dry matter, OM organic matter, CP crude protein, EE ether extract, aNDFom neutral detergent fiber, ADF acid detergent fiber, TCH total carbohydrates, NFC non-fibrous carbohydrates, ME metabolizable energy, Hemic hemicellulose, Cell cellulose, ADL lignin, ashes, Ca calcium, P phosphorus
  2. 1Estimated by National Forage Testing Association [14].2Estimated by Van Soest [15]