Table 1. Feedstuffs and nutrients analysis of dietary groups

	Dietary groups
	Diet 1	Diet 2	Diet 3
Feedstuffs (%)
Corn	35.14	26.45	28.98
Molasses	3.00	3.00	3.00
Wheat bran	18.00	20.80	20.00
Alfalfa hay	22.13	21.08	13.53
Wheat straw	7.00	7.00	4.01
Soy meal hulls	0.00	7.87	18.21
Soybean meal	9.80	10.25	9.23
Limestone	3.00	1.95	1.40
Salt	0.83	0.50	0.54
Acid buffer	0.80	0.80	0.80
Vit. and Min. premix1)	0.30	0.30	0.30
Total	100	100	100
Calculated nutrients based on dry matter (%)
Dry matter	95.88	95.79	95.86
Crude protein	14.68	14.67	14.66
NDF	20.98	28.23	34.82
ADF	14.53	14.55	14.54
Lignin	4.53	4.54	4.52
Fat	3.81	3.87	3.86
Ash	8.25	8.28	8.27
Ca	2.25	2.22	2.24
Available P	1.01	0.99	0.98
Mg	0.38	0.37	0.39
K	1.54	1.52	1.49
Na	0.34	0.33	0.32
Fe (ppm)	484	480	478
Cu (ppm)	10	11	10
Zn (ppm)	166	164	162
Net energy (Kcal/kg)	2,950	2,940	2,940

The vitamins and minerals per kg premix: vitamin A, 13,000 IU; vitamin D, 1,300 IU; vitamin E, 25 IU; magnesium, 400 mg; zinc, 70 mg; copper, 30 mg; manganese, 85 mg; selenium, 0.40 mg; cobalt, 0.80 mg.
NDF, neutral detergent fiber; ADF, acid detergent fiber.