CD13 Moderate Concentrate Experimental Diet
This is a 50 percent concentrate diet used in the same experiment in which CD12 was fed. It also has a fairly high level of CP to ensure that growth would not be limited by protein. Ammonium chloride and white salt are included to minimize problems with urinary calculi, although levels are lower than with CD12, which is higher in concentrate. Trace mineral and vitamin premixes are those used for CD2. Chromic oxide was included as a marker to allow the determination of diet digestibilities. The calculated composition of the diet on a dry matter basis is:
| CP – 17% | |
| TDN – 62% | |
| Ca – 0.70% | |
| P – 0.35% | |
| Ingredient | % (air dry basis) |
| Prairie hay | 50.000 |
| Ground corn | 28.90 |
| Soybean meal | 6.821 |
| Blood meal | 2.500 |
| Fish meal | 3.200 |
| Feather meal | 2.500 |
| Dried molasses product | 3.000 |
| Trace mineralized salt | 0.750 |
| White salt | 0.250 |
| Vitamin premix | 0.500 |
| Deccox, 6% | 0.050 |
| Limestone | 0.629 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 0.100 |
| Ammonium chloride | 0.500 |
| Chromic oxide | 0.300 |
Reference: Hart, S. P. and A. L. Goetsch. 2001. Goat Diet/Feeding Examples. Pages 64-85 in Proc. 16th Ann. Goat Field Day, Langston University, Langston, OK.