Calcium supplementation level1 | ||||
Item | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 0.90 |
Ingredient, % DM | ||||
Sudangrass hay | 12.00 | 12.00 | 12.00 | 12.00 |
Tallow | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 |
Molasses, cane | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
Distillers Grain | 20.00 | 20.00 | 20.00 | 20.00 |
Steam flaked corn | 58.65 | 58.35 | 58.06 | 57.95 |
Urea | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.95 |
Limestone | 1.17 | 1.47 | 1.76 | 2.06 |
Dicalcium phosphate | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
Magnesium oxide | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
Rumensin 90 | 0.0165 | 0.0165 | 0.0165 | 0.0165 |
Nutrient composition, DM basis (tabular values, NRC, 1996) | ||||
DRY MATTER, % | 89.3 | 89.3 | 89.3 | 89.3 |
NEm, Mcal/kg | 2.18 | 2.18 | 2.18 | 2.17 |
NEg, Mcal/kg | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 |
Crude protein, % | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.3 |
Rumen DIP, % | 58.2 | 58.2 | 58.2 | 58.2 |
Rumen UIP, % | 41.8 | 41.8 | 41.8 | 41.8 |
Ether extract, % | 7.25 | 7.25 | 7.25 | 7.25 |
Ash, % | 6.33 | 6.33 | 6.33 | 6.33 |
Nonstructural CHO, % | 51.9 | 51.9 | 51.9 | 51.9 |
NDF, % | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.3 |
Calcium, % | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 0.90 |
Phosphorus, % | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.44 |
Potassium, % | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.83 |
Magnesium, % | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 |
Sulfur, % | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 |