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.