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Table 1 Composition and nutrient levels of diet for cattle (dry matter basis)

From: Sex-specific microbiota associations with backfat thickness, eye muscle area, and rumen fermentation in Qinchuan cattle

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Contents

Ingredients, %

Corn

53.0

Soybean meal

10.0

Cottonseed meal

15.0

Wheat bran

15.0

NaCl

1.00

CaHPO4

1.00

Limestone

1.00

Premixa

4.00

Total

100

Nutrient levelsb

ME/(MJ/kg)

9.83

OM, %

96.2

CP, %

12.6

NDF, %

36.2

ADF, %

21.4

EE, %

3.96

  1. aThe premix provided the following per kg of diets: VA 2560 IU, VD 3 550 IU, VE 20 mg, Fe(as ferrous sulfate) 61 mg, Cu(as copper sulfate) 18 mg, Zn(as zinc sulfate) 49 mg, Mn(as manganese sulfate) 47 mg, Co 0.12 mg, I(as potassium iodide) 0.31 mg, Se(as sodium selenite) 0.36 mg. OM, organic matter; CP, crude protein; NDF, neutral detergent fiber; ADF, acid detergent fiber; EE, Ether extract
  2. bMetabolic energy (ME) was a calculated value [24], whereas the others were measured values