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Table 1 Ingredient and nutrient compositions of the diets (Control and Fat) fed to dry-lot managed ewes

From: Nutritional skewing of conceptus sex in sheep: effects of a maternal diet enriched in rumen-protected polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA)

 

Diet

Ingredient Composition (% of diet dry matter)

Control (C)

Fat (F)

Cracked Corn

36.7

27.5

Soybean Meal

9.0

11.0

Dehydrated Alfalfa

5.2

5.2

Cottonseed hulls

43.6

50.9

Molasses

4.8

0.0

Neofat

0.0

4.6

Minerals

0.6

0.7

Vitamins

0.1

0.1

Total

100

100

 

Diet

Nutrient Composition

Control (C)

Fat (F)

Dry Matter (%)

88.2

91.6

Crude Fiber (% of dry matter)

31.9

29.2

Crude Protein (% of dry matter)

11.0

11.5

Crude Fat (% of dry matter)

1.9

4.8

Metabolizable Energy (Mcal/kg)

2.5

2.4