RI-ERP-FINALACTION-Recommendations

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UPDATING AND ASSESSING THE CNCPS FEED LIBRARY

Figure 6. Comparison of the relative difference chemical composition between the old (×) and new ( ) feed library of 2 concentrate feeds (A = corn grain ground fine; B = canola meal solvent) using the mean and SD of the online laboratory data sets as a reference (Cumberland Valley Analytical Services Inc., Maugansville, MD, and Dairy One Cooperative Inc., Ithaca, NY). All components are expressed as percent DM with the exception of soluble protein (SP; percent CP), ammonia (percent SP), acid detergent-insoluble CP (ADICP; percent CP), neutral detergent- insoluble CP (NDICP; percent CP), and lignin (percent NDF). OA = organic acids; EE = ether extract. AOAC Research Institute ERP Use Only

Journal of Dairy Science Vol. 98 No. 9, 2015