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Table 1 Ingredient and chemical composition of experimental diets

From: Differentially expressed mRNAs, proteins and miRNAs associated to energy metabolism in skeletal muscle of beef cattle identified for low and high residual feed intake

Item

Growth period

Finishing period

Ingredient, g/kg

 Corn silage

615

333

 Brachiaria hay

33.0

17.0

 Dry-ground corn

167

465

 Soybean meal

163

163

 Mineral premixa

18.0

13.0

 Urea

3.60

6.00

 Ammonium sulfate

0.40

4.00

Composition, g/kg of DM

 Dry matter, g/kg

496

636

 Organic matter

937

946

 Crude protein

137

134

 Neutral detergent fiber

594

646

 Ether extract

25.0

32.1

  1. a Provided (per kg of DM): 140 g of Ca, 137.2 g of Na, 12 g of S, 80 g of P, 4,500 mg of Zn, 1,400 mg of Mn, 11 mg of Ni, 1,600 mg of Cu, 210 mg of Co, 180 mg of I, 27 mg of Se, and 800 mg of F