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Table 1 Composition and nutrient levels of basal diets (DM basis)

From: Effects of different protein sources on nutrient disappearance, rumen fermentation parameters and microbiota in dual-flow continuous culture system

Item

Treatments

SBM

RSM

CSM

Feed ingredients, % of DM

 Corn

31.50

30.00

30.00

 Soybean meal

16.00

/

/

 Rapeseed meal

/

19.04

/

 Cottonseed meal

/

/

16.50

 Maize straw

50.00

50.0

50.00

 CaCO3

0.24

0.00

0.00

 Ca3(PO4)2

0.68

0.79

1.17

 NaCl

0.60

0.60

0.60

 Premixa

1.00

1.00

1.00

Chemical composition (%)

 ME (Mcal/kg)

2.19

2.19

2.19

 CP

12.26

12.26

12.26

 RUP

7.10

7.96

7.52

 RDP

6.98

3.96

3.89

 SC

33.83

37.05

36.55

 NDF

36.24

37.11

38.09

 ADF

25.89

26.64

26.74

 Ca

0.51

0.50

0.49

 P

0.32

0.43

0.44

  1. ME: Metabolic energy; CP: Crude protein; RUP, Rumen undegradable protein; SC: Structural carbohydrates; NDF: Neutral detergent fiber; ADF: Acid detergent fiber; Ca: Calcium; P: Phosphorus; RDP: Rumen degradable protein; SBM: Soybean meal; RSM: Rapeseed meal; CSM: Cottonseed meal
  2. aThe premix provided (per kg of the diet): MgSO4·H2O 119 mg, FeSO4·H2O1.53 mg, CuSO4·5H2O 0.8 mg, MnSO4·H2O 3 mg, ZnSO4·H2O 5 mg, Na2SeO3 10 mg, KI 40 mg, CoCl2·6H2O 30 mg, VA 95 000 IU, VD17 500 IU and VE 18 000 IU