| Composition | Supplement pellet | Organilac 200 | TMR |
|---|
| Treatment | Control |
|---|
| Ingredients, % of DM |
| Dehydrated ground alfalfa | 20 | 20 | – | – |
| Rumen protected fat | 30 | – | 93.6 | – |
| Ground corn | 40 | 70 | – | – |
| Molasses | 5 | 5 | – | – |
| Nonfat powder milk | 5 | 5 | – | – |
| Corn silage | – | – | – | 16 |
| Hay | – | – | – | 41.2 |
| Ray ranch grass | – | – | – | 3.3 |
| Farm grain mix | – | – | – | 33 |
| Cottonseed | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Chemical composition, % of DM |
| DM, % | 90.3 | 85.6 | 93.6 | 14.8 |
| CP | 9.3 | 13.4 | 0.7 | 14.8 |
| Soluble Protein, % of CP | 14.1 | 13.4 | 0.2 | 5.5 |
| ADF protein, % of CP | 7.5 | 0.5 | 0.34 | 1.22 |
| NDF protein, % of CP | 10.2 | 1.72 | 0.54 | 2.51 |
| ADF | 7.9 | 10 | 1.2 | 25.3 |
| NDF | 12.8 | 20 | 1.9 | 34.8 |
| Lignin | 2.98 | 2.41 | 0.44 | 5.6 |
| Starch | – | – | – | 22.6 |
| Crude Fat | 28.6 | 5.1 | 87.5 | 4.59 |
| NE Lactation, Mcal/lb. of DM | 1.26 | 0.84 | 2.36 | 0.72 |
| NE Maintenance, Mcal/lf of DM | 1.3 | 0.88 | 2.49 | 0.73 |
| NE Gain, Mcal/lb. of DM | 0.94 | 0.58 | 1.86 | 0.45 |
| Ca | 3.84 | 0.87 | 9.63 | 0.85 |
| P | 0.26 | 0.33 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Mg | 0.17 | 0.2 | 0.09 | 0.3 |
| K | 0.69 | 0.94 | 0.69 | 1.47 |
| Na | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.03 | – |
| Fe, PPM | 204 | 124 | 269 | – |
| Mn, PPM | 32 | 23 | 21 | – |
| Zn, PPM | 29 | 25 | 6 | – |
| Cu, PPM | 9 | 6 | 3 | – |
