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Table 1 Ingredient composition and nutrient levels (DM basis) of diets

From: Effects of melatonin on rumen microorganisms and methane production in dairy cow: results from in vitro and in vivo studies

Ingredients

Percentage

Nutrient levels (%)

 

Fine material

9.04

Phosphorus

0.7

Oats

8.02

Dry matter

46.5

Silage

57.01

Protein

18.4

Omeloa

1.06

Insoluble protein

12.78

Flaked corn

7.39

Rumen-bypass protein

5.12

Corn

6.55

NDFb

36.21

Alfalfa

2.53

Acid wash insoluble protein

1.55

Wet beer lees

8.40

ADFc

24.48

Total

100.00

Neutral wash insoluble protein

3.71

  

Lignin

5.08

  

Starch

21.89

  

Fat

4.62

  

Ash

8.08

  

Calcium

1.05

  1. aOmelo was a kind of protein
  2. b NDF, neutral detergent fiber
  3. c ADF, acid detergent fiber
  4. Particle size of in vitro experiments, powdered