|
Prepartum diets
|
---|
|
Control
|
Canola
|
Sunflower
|
Ingredient composition (% DM)
| | | |
Barley silage
|
60.0
|
60.0
|
60.0
|
Alfalfa hay
|
10.0
|
10.0
|
10.0
|
Ground barley
|
10.0
|
10.0
|
10.0
|
Soybean hulls
|
10.0
|
6.2
|
3.4
|
Canola meal
|
5.0
|
0.8
|
3.6
|
Canola seedA
|
0.0
|
8.0
|
0.0
|
Sunflower seedB
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
8.0
|
Vitamin / mineral supplements
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
Nutrient Composition (% DM)
| | | |
Crude protein
|
14.2
|
13.8
|
14.4
|
NDF
|
42.0
|
41.3
|
40.1
|
Crude fat
|
2.7
|
7.4
|
6.2
|
Net energy for lactation (Mcal/kg)
|
1.4
|
1.6
|
1.5
|
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ATotal fat: 45.2 %; Fatty acid content (% of total fat): 61.2 % oleic, 18.8 % linoleic, 9.6 % linolenic, 10.4 % other
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BTotal fat, 43.3 %; Fatty acid content (% of total fat): 12.5 % oleic, 73.1 % linoleic, 0.7 % linolenic, 13.7 % other