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Table 2 Ingredients and chemical composition of diet on a dry matter (DM) basis

From: Dietary carbon loaded with nano-ZnO alters the gut microbiota community to mediate bile acid metabolism and potentiate intestinal immune function in fattening beef cattle

 

Content

Ingredient composition, %

  Corn grain

31.96

  Wheat bran

28.12

  Rapeseed meal

5.17

  Distillers’ grains

10.00

  Rice straw

20.00

  Limestone

1.15

  Salt

0.60

  Sodium bicarbonate

2.00

  Vitamin-mineral premixesa

1.00

Nutrition compositionb

  Net energy, MJ/Kg

6.91

  Crude protein, %

12.44

  Neutral detergent fiber, %

32.07

  Acid detergent fiber, %

21.13

  Calcium, %

0.71

  Phosphorus, %

0.72

  Starch, %

36.83

  Zn, mg/kg

29.22

  1. aVitamin-mineral premixes provided the following per kilogram diet: 1250 IU of vitamin A, 2000 IU of vitamin D3, 16 IU of vitamin E, 0.1 mg of Co, 9 mg of Cu, 0.6 mg of I, 54 mg of Mn, 0.2 mg of Se, and 33 mg of monensin
  2. bNet energy, calcium and phosphorus were calculated values according to Feeding Standard of Beef Cattle (NY/T 815–2004), while others were measured values
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BMC Veterinary Research

ISSN: 1746-6148

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