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Table 1 Chemical compositions of feedstuffs fed to sheep1)

From: Effect of feeding a by-product feed-based silage on nutrients intake, apparent digestibility, and nitrogen balance in sheep

Item

Concentrate mix (%)

Rye straw (%)

BF-based silage2) (%)

Dry matter

87.9

90.0

58.3

Organic matter

91.7

95.4

88.5

Crude protein

16.4

4.2

16.9

Ether extract

2.5

0.2

3.9

Neutral detergent fiber

32.7

67.7

50.6

Acid detergent fiber

19.5

41.7

38.9

Hemicellulose

13.2

25.9

11.7

Crude fiber

11.3

37.8

31.2

Nitrogen free extracts

61.5

53.3

36.6

Crude ash

8.3

4.6

11.5

  1. 1)On a dry matter basis
  2. 2)BF-based silage was by-product feed-based silage, which was composed of 45 % spent mushroom substrate, 21 % recycled poultry bedding, 11 % rye straw, 10.8 % rice bran, 10 % corn taffy residue, 1.0 % protected fat, 0.6 % bentonite, and 0.6 % microbial additive, and ensiled for 30 d