Table 1 Ingredient and chemical composition of experimental diets
Item | Group | ||
|---|---|---|---|
E+ | E- | Control | |
Ingredient, % DM | |||
Wheat straw | 35.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 |
Drunken horse grass haya | 25.00 | 25.00 | 0.00 |
Alfalfa hay | 0.00 | 0.00 | 25.00 |
Corn | 19.70 | 19.70 | 19.70 |
Soybean meal | 12.00 | 12.00 | 12.00 |
Wheat bran | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
Cottonseed oil | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
NaCl | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
Nutrient levelsb, % DM | |||
ME, MJ/kg DM | |||
CP | 11.71 | 11.93 | 13.73 |
Ca | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.52 |
P | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.28 |
NDF | 36.00 | 36.27 | 36.67 |
Alkaloid levelsc, mg/kg DM | |||
Ergonovine | 178.73 | 0 | 0 |
Ergine | 353.34 | 0 | 0 |