Table 1. Composition of experimental diets
| Diet |
Sunflower |
Control |
| Location 1 |
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| Constituent |
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| Alfalfa hay |
42a |
31a |
| Corn silage |
33 |
35 |
| Barley straw |
10 |
10 |
| Sunflower seeds |
10 |
0 |
| Wheat middlings |
0 |
19 |
| Supplement |
5 |
5 |
| Analysis |
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| Dry matter, % |
59.8 |
58.1 |
| Crude protein, % |
12.7 |
12.7 |
| TDN, % |
66.8 |
65.4 |
| Fat, % |
6.7 |
3.2 |
| Location 2 |
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| Constituent |
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| Alfalfa hay |
22 |
12 |
| Clover hay |
22 |
11 |
| Barley straw |
22 |
25 |
| Grain hay |
21 |
24 |
| Sunflower seeds |
11 |
0 |
| Barley grain |
0 |
26 |
| Supplement |
2 |
2 |
| Analysis |
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| Dry matter, % |
71.1 |
70.2 |
| Crude protein, % |
15.8 |
14.4 |
| TDN, % |
56.2 |
56.8 |
| Fat, % |
6.4 |
2.3 |
| Locations 3 and 4 |
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| Constituent |
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| Corn grain |
25 |
38 |
| Corn silage |
20 |
20 |
| Alfalfa hay |
26 |
17 |
| Sunflower seeds |
12 |
0 |
| Corn gluten feed |
0 |
12 |
| Barley straw |
14 |
9 |
| Supplement |
3 |
3 |
| Analysis |
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| Dry matter, % |
70.0 |
69.8 |
| Crude protein, % |
11.6 |
11.7 |
| TDN, % |
70.5 |
68.8 |
| Fat, % |
7.1 |
3.4 |
aPercentage of diet; DM basis.