Table 5 Chemical composition of feedstuffs fed to Holstein calves (Terler et al. [1])

Dry matter (g/kg)

899 ± 24

877 ± 30

891 ± 13

Crude protein (g/kg DM)

149 ± 29

210 ± 11

193 ± 9

Ether extract (g/kg DM)

18 ± 3

24 ± 3

18 ± 2

Ash (g/kg DM)

76 ± 7

86 ± 3

39 ± 11

NDF¹ (g/kg DM)

522 ± 24

455 ± 15

204 ± 12

ADF² (g/kg DM)

329 ± 15

247 ± 11

66 ± 5

ADL³ (g/kg DM)

49 ± 7

23 ± 3

13 ± 2

NFC⁴ (g/kg DM)

235 ± 34

225 ± 16

547 ± 16

WSC⁵ (g/kg DM)

124 ± 34

205 ± 10

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ME⁶ (MJ/kg DM)

9.4 ± 0.4

11.2 ± 0.2

13.5 ± 0.2

peNDF_> 8mm⁷ (% DM)

38.0 ± 6.3

43.1 ± 0.5

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