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Table 1 Ingredient and nutrient compositions of the diet administered during the experimental period

From: Variation of inflammatory dynamics and mediators in primiparous cows after intramammary challenge with Escherichia coli

Ingredient (Kg/d)

 

Grass silage

18.50

Barley

1.00

Beet pulp

2.00

Commercial concentrate 1

8.00

Nutrient composition (%DM basis)

 

DM (Kg/d)

17.18

NEL2 (Mcal/kg)

1.55

CP

15.03

NDF

48.52

NFC3

25.66

  1. 1 Contained 18% CP, 3% fat, 13% cellulose, 8000 UI/kg Vitamin A, 1200 UI/kg Vitamin D3, 15 mg/kg Vitamin E, 9.6 mg/kg CU2SO4.
  2. 2 Calculated according to NRC (2001). NEL was estimated based on a cows weighing 650 kg and average 21.8 kg dry matter intake per day.
  3. 3NFC calculated as 100 - [(NDF - NDFCP) + CP + ether extract + ash] (NRC, 2001).