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Table 2 Ingredients and nutrient composition of experimental diets

From: Replacement of grains with soybean hulls ameliorates SARA-induced impairment of the colonic epithelium barrier function of goats

Ingredient,% DM

Percentage (%)of ingredients in different diets (air dry matter)

LC

HC

SH

Maize

12

40

21.78

Soybean meal

11.92

6.36

5.30

Wheat bran

1.00

8.98

8.57

Wheat

2.09

12.00

11.83

Soybean hull

0.00

0.00

20.00

Straw

70

30

30

Calcium hydphosphate

1.40

0.55

0.80

Limestone

0.59

1.10

0.73

Salt

0.50

0.50

0.50

Premixa

0.50

0.50

0.50

Total

100

100

100

Nutrient composition

 DE, MJ/kg

8.65

11.43

10.74

 CP %

11.77

11.76

11.77

 NDF %

44.81

26.53

36.26

 ADF %

24.63

13.45

22.23

 Ash %

10.26

8.13

8.52

  1. aThe premix consisted of the following ingredients per kg of diet: 6.60 × 104 IU of vitamin A, 8.00 × 105 IU of vitamin D3, 1.49 × 103 of vitamin E, 35.2 mg of Cu, 120 mg of Fe, 115 mg of Zn, 80 mg of Mn, 0.35 mg of Co, and 19.5 mg of Se