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AAES Research Series 488
Table 1. Ingredient composition of supplements (DM basis).
Dietary treatment
Ingredient Control Monensin Lasalocid
------------------------------ % ----------------------------
Corn 87.14 86.95 86.92
Molasses 5 5 5
White salt 7 7 7
Trace mineral mix a 0.11 0.11 0.11
Vitamin ADE premix b 0.21 0.21 0.21
Vitamin E premix c 0.54 0.54 0.54
Rumensin premix – 0.19 d –
Bovatec premix – – 0.22 e
a Trace mineral mix was formulated to contain 5 mg copper, 10 mg zinc, 10 mg manganese, 0.1 mg selenium, 0.1 mg iodine,
and 0.1 mg cobalt/ 2.2 lb of supplement.
b Vitamin ADE premix was supplied to provide 826,450 IU vitamin A, 165,290 IU vitamin D, and 103 IU of vitamin E/lb of
supplement.
c Vitamin E premix was supplied to provide 4,100 IU of vitamin E/lb of supplement.
d Rumensin premix was supplied to provide 33 mg of monensin/d.
e Bovatec premix was supplied to provide 33 mg of lasalocid/d.
Table 2. Chemical composition of supplements
and bermudagrass hay (DM basis).
Dietary treatment a
Item Control Monensin Lasalocid Hay b
Chemical composition ------------------------------- % -------------------------------
ADF – – – 34.2
NDF – – – 75.1
Crude protein 5.73 6.78 5.78 7.37
Calcium 0.49 0.56 0.55 0.50
Phosphorus 0.07 0.12 0.07 0.39
Magnesium 0.12 0.13 0.12 0.22
Potassium 0.57 0.62 0.58 1.58
---------------------------- mg/kg ----------------------------
Iron 85 67 50 99
Zinc 154 193 142 41
a An average of seven daily samples of the supplements taken during the collection phase.
b Average of seven daily forage samples taken during the collection phase.
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