Table 15.

Experiment 2 - Calculated dietary nutrient content of grower diets (d 14–28) containing 0% (Diet 6), 2% CCWG-1 (Diet 7), 4% CCWG-1 (Diet 8), 4% CCWG-2 (Diet 9) and 4.35% CCWG-1-CuSO₄ (Diet 10) (as is basis).

		Diet 6		Diet 7		Diet 8		Diet 9		Diet 10
Nutrient	Units	Broiler Grower
ME, Poultry	Kcal/kg		3076		3076		3076		3076		3076
Moisture	%		12.97		12.93		12.88		12.90		13.18
Crude Protein	%		20.71		20.76		20.80		20.79		20.79
Crude Fat	%		5.21		5.43		5.65		5.60		5.79
Linoleic Acid	%		2.56		2.67		2.78		2.71		2.93
Crude Fiber	%		2.49		2.62		2.75		2.75		2.73
Ash	%		4.84		4.86		4.88		4.85		4.88
Calcium	%		0.94		0.94		0.95		0.94		0.95
Total Phosphorus	%		0.53		0.54		0.54		0.54		0.54
Avail Phosphorus	%		0.45		0.45		0.45		0.45		0.45
Salt	%		0.32		0.32		0.32		0.32		0.32
Sodium	%		0.18		0.18		0.18		0.18		0.18
Potassium	%		0.79		0.79		0.79		0.78		0.79
Chloride	%		0.30		0.30		0.30		0.30		0.30
Na+K-Cl	mEq/kg		195.83		195.6		195.55		195.80		195.41
Choline	mg/kg		1543.5		1543.5		1543.5		1543.5		1543.5
Phytate	%		0.23	0.23	0.22	0.22			3076		0.22
Arginine	%	1.28	1.181	1.28	1.181	1.28	1.181	1.28	1.181	1.28	1.181
Lysine	%	1.26	1.121	1.26	1.121	1.26	1.121	1.26	1.121	1.26	1.121
Methionine	%	0.63	0.601	0.63	0.601	0.63	0.601	0.63	0.601	0.63	0.601
Met + Cys	%	0.96	0.871	0.96	0.871	0.96	0.871	0.96	0.871	0.96	0.871
Tryptophan	%	0.24	0.211	0.24	0.211	0.24	0.211	0.24	0.211	0.24	0.211
Threonine	%	0.93	0.811	0.93	0.811	0.93	0.811	0.93	0.811	0.93	0.811
Isoleucine	%	0.87	0.781	0.86	0.781	0.86	0.771	0.86	0.771	0.86	0.771
Leucine	%	1.76	1.621	1.75	1.611	1.74	1.601	1.75	1.611	1.74	1.601
Valine	%	0.99	0.871	0.99	0.871	0.98	0.871	0.98	0.871	0.98	0.871
Cystine	%	0.33	0.281	0.34	0.271	0.34	0.271	0.33	0.271	0.34	0.271

¹Digestible amino acid value.