Table 2 Proportion of ingredients (% DM) and chemical composition (g/Kg) of dry matter in the experimental diets.
From: Intake and performance of lambs finished in feedlot with wet brewer’s grains
Wet brewer’s grains levels (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 33 | 66 | 100 | |
Proportion of ingredients (% DM) | ||||
Fiber | ||||
Sorghum silage | 50.0 | 33.2 | 16.7 | 0.0 |
Wet brewer’s grains | 0.0 | 16.7 | 33.2 | 50.0 |
Concentrate | ||||
Ground corn | 18.4 | 26.2 | 33.9 | 41.6 |
Soybean meal | 28.1 | 20.3 | 12.6 | 4.8 |
Calcitic limestone | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
Dicalcium phosphate | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Salt | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Chemical composition (g kg−1 DM) | ||||
Dry matter level | 607 | 600 | 591 | 583 |
Organic matter | 920 | 920 | 915 | 912 |
Crude protein | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 |
Ether extract | 21 | 32 | 42 | 53 |
Neutral detergent fiber | 389 | 374 | 360 | 345 |
Acid detergent fiber | 232 | 200 | 170 | 136 |
Total carbohydrates | 714 | 700 | 685 | 671 |
Non-fibrous carbohydrates | 322 | 323 | 325 | 326 |
ME (Mcal/kg dry matter)1 | 2,47 | 2,55 | 2,64 | 2,72 |
Ashes | 80 | 82 | 84 | 89 |
Calcium | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Phosphorus | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |