Table 1. Chemical composition of diet analysis
Ingredients | Treatments |
Control | LAS 10 | LAS 20 | LAS 30 |
CP% | 16.24 | 17.25 | 17.06 | 17.44 |
ADF | 12.22 | 15.46 | 15.90 | 17.02 |
NDF | 23.77 | 27.08 | 23.56 | 25.36 |
Lignin | 5.40 | 5.52 | 6.09 | 6.26 |
NFC | 50.93 | 46.82 | 50.24 | 47.94 |
Fat | 1.85 | 1.96 | 1.76 | 1.68 |
Ash | 7.21 | 6.89 | 7.38 | 7.58 |
Ca | 0.89 | 1.00 | 0.85 | 1.06 |
P | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.38 |
Mg | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 |
K | 1.21 | 1.36 | 1.30 | 1.42 |
Sulfur | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.24 |
Na | 0.51 | 0.60 | 0.53 | 0.57 |
Zn (ppm) | 91.00 | 111.00 | 102.00 | 112.00 |
Copper (ppm) | 15.00 | 18.00 | 14.00 | 15.00 |
TDN | 88.60 | 82.10 | 81.60 | 80.40 |
NEL (Mcal/lb) | 0.93 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.84 |
Control BD + 0 ppm LAS; LAS 10, BD + 10 ppm LAS; LAS 20 = BD + 20 ppm LAS; LAS 30 = BD + 30 ppm LAS.
LAS, lasalocid; ADF, acid detergent fiber; NDF, neutral detergent fiber; NFC, non-fiber carbohydrate; TDN, total digestible nutrient; NEL, net energy for lactation; BD, basal diet.