Table 1.
Composition and nutrient levels of basal diets (air-dry basis) %.
| Ingredients | Content | Nutrient levels | Content |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 42.0 | ME/(MJ/kg)2 | 11.72 |
| Soybean meal | 29.0 | CP | 18.80 |
| Rice bran | 4.0 | Lys | 1.06 |
| Wheat bran | 2.1 | Met | 0.48 |
| Soybean oil | 2.5 | Met+Cys | 0.82 |
| Flour | 10.0 | Trp | 0.24 |
| Limestone | 5.8 | Ca | 3.36 |
| Fine gravel | 2.0 | TP | 0.59 |
| CaHPO4 | 1.1 | AP | 0.31 |
| Chaff | 0.2 | ||
| NaCl | 0.3 | ||
| Premix1 | 1.0 | ||
| Total | 100 |
1The premix provided the following per kg of diet: Vitamin (V)A 12500 IU, VD3 3500 IU, VE 20 IU, VK3 2.65 mg, VB1 2.00 mg, VB2 6.00 mg, VB6 3.00 mg, VB12 0.025 mg, Biotin 0.0325 mg, Folic acid 12.00 mg, Pantothenic acid 50.00 mg, Niacin 50.00 mg, Cu 6 mg, Fe 80 mg, Zn 40 mg, Mn 100 mg, Se 0.15 mg, and I 0.35 mg.
2ME was a calculated value, while the others were measured values.