Comparative study of growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and ruminal and fecal bacterial community between yaks and cattle-yaks raised by stall-feeding

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Table 1 Feed compositions and nutrient levels of the experimental diet (dry matter basis)

Ingredients, %		Nutrient levels, %
Oat hay	50.00	NEg^b, MJ/kg	3.49
Corn	38.90	CP	10.22
Wheat bran	1.50	EE	2.37
Soybean meal	2.00	NDF	41.69
Rape cake	2.50	ADF	23.11
Fermented distiller’s grains	2.50	Ca	0.57
Soybean oil	0.40	P	0.31
CaHCO₃	0.05
CaCO₃	0.65
NaHCO₃	0.50
Salt	0.50
Premix^a	0.50

NEg net energy for gain, CP crude protein, EE ether extract, NDF neutral detergent fiber, ADF acid detergent fiber
^aThe premix provided following per kilogram of the diet: Co (as cobaltous chloride 6-hydrate) 0.12 mg, Cu (as copper sulfate) 11.67 mg, I (as calcium iodate) 0.58 mg, Fe (as ferrous sulfate) 58.33 mg, Mn (as manganese sulfate) 23.33 mg, Se (as sodium selenite) 0.23 mg, Zn (as zinc sulfate) 35 mg, VA 2 200 IU, VD 275 IU, VE 90 IU
^bNEg was a calculated value; the other nutrient levels of the diet were measured values