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.