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Table 1 Daily nutrient intake of ewes from days 67 to 130 of gestation on a dry matter basis

From: Maternal nutrition induces gene expression changes in fetal muscle and adipose tissues in sheep

 

Diets

Item

HY

CN

DG

DMI, kg/d

2.03

1.17

1.18

Alfalfa haylage

2.03

0.14

0.17

Corn

-

0.80

-

DDGS

-

-

0.77

Supplement

-

0.23

0.24

Nutrient intake

   

Crude protein (g/d)

383.26

130.63

309.84

NDF (g/d)

940.10

198.82

508.16

Crude fat (g/d)

85.97

84.94

114.02

  1. Diets fed to dams: HY = ad libitum fed alfalfa haylage; CN = limit-fed whole shell corn;
  2. DG = limit-fed corn dried distiller’s grains (adapted from Lan et al. [32]).
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BMC Genomics

ISSN: 1471-2164

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