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Table 1 Ingredient and nutrient composition of diets

From: Lipopolysaccharide derived from the digestive tract triggers an inflammatory response in the uterus of mid-lactating dairy cows during SARA

Ingredients, % of DM

LCa

HCa

Corn silage

30.0

20.0

Alfalfa

30.0

20.0

Maize

22.7

33.6

Wheat bran

5.1

15.0

Soybean meal

9.8

9.0

Calcium phosphate dibasic

0.9

0.5

Limestone

0.0

0.5

Salt

0.3

0.3

Premixb

1.0

1.0

Total

100.0

100.0

Nutritional Compositionc

 NE MJ/kg

6.3

6.7

 CP %

16.0

16.2

 EE %

3.9

4.1

 NDF %

37.7

31.9

 ADF %

22.7

17.5

 NFC %

33.4

40.3

 Starch, %

25.3

32.2

 Ca %

0.9

0.8

 P %

0.4

0.4

  1. aTreatment LC, 40% grain on DM basis; HC, 60% grain on DM basis
  2. NE Net energy mega joules, CP crude protein, EE ether extract, NDF neutral Detergent fiber, NFC non-forage carbohydrates, ADF Acid detergent fiber
  3. bThe premix contained VA,1.900,000 IU/kg; VD, 250,000 IU/kg; VE, 3484.32 IU/Kg; Niacin, 4,000 mg/Kg; Cu, 1,200 mg/Kg; Fe, 525 mg/Kg; Zn, 13,000 mg/Kg; Mn, 5,500 mg/kg; I, 170 mg/Kg; Co, 50 mg/Kg; Se, 27 mg/Mg
  4. cThe calculated nutritional composition values