Table 1. Diet formulation and chemical composition (g/kg DM or as stated) of experimental diets

14 mon of age 23 mon of age
Ad libitum Ad libitum Caloric restriction
Ingredients
 Barley straw pellet 26
 Corn silage 108
 Klein grass hay 203
 Rice straw 80
 Wheat bran 62
 Corn (flaked) 191
 Corn gluten feed 38
 Tapioca 75
 Alfalfa hay 21 68 100
 Timothy hay 72 268 397
 Ryegrass hay 126
 Bluegrass hay 201 298
 Oat straw 139 205
 Wheat straw
 Corn (fine) 140
 Soybean meal 8
 Wheat (fine) 164
 Limestone (fine) 11
 Mineral vitamin mix 1
Chemical composition
 DM (g/kg) 636 609 637
 Crude protein 95 125 98
 Ether extract 24 32 25
 Neutral detergent fibre 585 301 573
 Acid detergent fibre 413 201 343
 Acid detergent lignin 61 39 68
 NDICP 30 4 0
 ADICP 17 1 0
 Ash 82 51 54
 Net energy for gain (Mcal/kg) 0.63 1.13 0.72
DM, dry matter; NDICP, neutral detergent insoluble crude protein; ADICP, acid detergent insoluble crude protein.