Table 1 Ingredients and chemical compositions of experimental diets
| Â | Concentrate 1 (Added DCCO) | Concentrate 2 (no added DCCO) | Lucerne hay |
|---|---|---|---|
Ingredients % | |||
 Barley | - | 25.87 | - |
 Wheat 21% | 17.00 | 25.00 | - |
 Mill mix | 21.18 | 20.17 | - |
 Paddy rice | 28.00 | 7.26 | - |
 Lupins | - | 16.00 | - |
 Canola meal | 15.44 | - | - |
 Canola oil | 5.00 | - | - |
 GOMF | 8.00 | - | - |
 Limestone 37% | 1.774 | 2.09 | - |
 Ammonium sulphate | 1.25 | 1.25 | - |
 Salt | 1.00 | 1.00 | - |
 Acid buff | 0.625 | 0.625 | - |
 Sodium bicarb | 0.625 | 0.625 | - |
 Sheep premix | 0.10 | 0.10 | - |
 Bovatec 20% | 0.01 | 0.01 | - |
Proximate composition a | |||
 DM | 91.8 | 90.9 | 85.6 |
 CP | 12.7 | 10.4 | 17.0 |
 ADF | 8.0 | 9.0 | 44.9 |
 NDF | 20.0 | 21.1 | 55.2 |
 EE | 6.2 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
 Ash | 9.7 | 8.9 | 6.8 |
 TDN | 75.7 | 72.0 | 55.4 |
 ME (MJ/kg) | 12.1 | 11.4 | 8.4 |
Fatty acid (% TFA) b | |||
 16:0 | 26.1 | 32.1 | - |
 18:0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | - |
 18:1ω9 | 41.9 | 16.5 | - |
 18:2ω6 | 6.9 | 17.7 | - |
 18:3ω3 | 0.5 | 1.6 | - |
 ∑SFA | 38.6 | 41.2 | - |
 ∑MUFA | 48.7 | 23.3 | - |
 ∑PUFA | 35.0 | 12.6 | - |
 ∑ω6 | 20.1 | 10.2 | - |
 ∑ω3 | 14.9 | 0.9 | - |