Effects of different grain types on nutrient apparent digestibility, glycemic responses, and fecal VFA content in weaned foals

Table 1 Composition and nutrition level of concentrate supplement

The raw material (%)	CG	OG	BG
Steam-flaked corn	60	–	–
Steam-flaked oats	–	66	–
Steam-flaked barley	–	–	66
Soybean meal	36	30	30
Calcium hydrogen phosphate	2	2	2
Limestone	1	1	1
Premix^a	0.5	0.5	0.5
Salt	0.5	0.5	0.5
Total	100.00	100.00	100.00
Nutrition levels^b (Dry Matter, DM basis)
Dry Matter, DM (%)	92.44	93.28	91.93
Organic Matter, OM (%)	94.46	93.32	93.90
Crude Protein, CP (%)	26.26	26.09	26.86
Gross Energy,GE (MJ/kg)	18.25	18.29	18.26
Starch (%)	37.68	37.00	38.27
Neutral Detergent Fiber, NDF (%)	24.46	27.04	24.79
Acid Detergent Fiber, ADF (%)	5.10	9.09	5.71
Calcium, Ca (%)	1.06	1.45	1.14
Phosphorus, P (%)	0.94	1.02	1.02

CG Corn group (n = 6), OG Oats group (n = 6), BG Barley group (n = 6)
^aThe premix provided the following per kg of concentrate supplement: Vitamin A 3000 IU, Vitamin B₁ 20 mg, Vitamin B₂ 20 mg, Vitamin B₆ 6 mg, Vitamin C 20 mg, Vitamin D 1000 IU, Vitamin E 500 IU, Pantothenic acid 10 mg, Nicotinamide 100 mg, Cu 25 mg, Fe 107 mg, Mn 81 mg, Zn 74 mg, I 6 mg, Se 14 mg, Co 3 mg, Choline chloride 120 mg
^bNutrition levels were measured values

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