Table 1. Nutrient concentration of treatment diets, % DM basis, and cost of treatment diets

Item Yr 1 Yr 2 Yr 3
Treatment1) Treatment Treatment
ALF2) BAR3) ALF BAR ALF BAR
DM (%) 89.91 90.14 90.13 89.66 89.71 89.38
CP (%) 20.6 17.5 18 18 21.3 16.3
ADF (%) 30.6 15.6 33.3 21 32.5 16.9
NDF (%) 43 28.7 42.4 31.9 39.8 30.4
TDN (%) 67.7 84.8 64.6 78.6 63.6 83.3
NEm (Mcal/lbs) 0.68 0.89 0.64 0.81 0.63 0.87
NEg (Mcal/lbs) 0.41 0.59 0.37 0.55 0.36 0.58
Cost/ton ($) 452.00 407.20 411.60 366.40 406.40 341.60
Diets were provided for ad libitum intake.
ALF: pellet containing 71% alfalfa, 18% barley, 5% molasses, 0.013% Bovatec, and 6.1% vitamin/mineral package; fed in both confinement and in the field.
BAR: pellet containing 60% barley, 26% alfalfa, 4% molasses, 2.5% soybean-hi pro, 0.016% Bovatec, and 7.4% vitamin/mineral package; fed in both confinement and in the field.
DMI, dry matter; CP, crude protein; ADF, acid detergent fiber; NDF, neutral detergent fiber; TDN, total digestible nutrients; NEm, net energy for maintenance.