Table 2.
Ingredient composition of the finisher period (day 22–42) diet.
| Ingredients (%) | Dietary Treatments 1 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | PC | BS 0.25 | BS 0.50 | BS 0.75 | BS 1 | BS 1.25 | GS 0.25 | GS 0.50 | GS 0.75 | GS 1 | GS 1.25 | |
| Corn | 52.0 | 52.0 | 52.0 | 52.0 | 52.0 | 52.0 | 52.0 | 52.0 | 52.0 | 52.0 | 52.0 | 52.0 |
| Soybean meal | 32.0 | 32.0 | 31.8 | 31.5 | 31.3 | 31.0 | 30.8 | 31.8 | 31.5 | 31.3 | 31.0 | 30.8 |
| Wheat pollard | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Palm oil | 5.10 | 5.10 | 5.10 | 5.10 | 5.10 | 5.10 | 5.10 | 5.10 | 5.10 | 5.10 | 5.10 | 5.10 |
| L-Lysine 2 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| DL-Methionine 3 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
| DCP 4 | 2.40 | 2.40 | 2.40 | 2.40 | 2.40 | 2.40 | 2.40 | 2.40 | 2.40 | 2.40 | 2.40 | 2.40 |
| Calcium carbonate | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Choline chloride | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| Salt | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
| Mineral mix 5 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| Vitamin mix 6 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| Antioxidants | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Toxin binder | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Seaweed | - | - | 0.25 | 0.50 | 0.75 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 0.25 | 0.50 | 0.75 | 1.00 | 1.25 |
| Vitamin E | - | 0.01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Calculated analysis 7 | ||||||||||||
| ME (kcal/kg) 8 | 3149.8 | 3149.5 | 3150.7 | 3151.5 | 3152.4 | 3153.3 | 3154.1 | 3150.4 | 3150.9 | 3151.6 | 3152.1 | 3152.7 |
| Protein | 19.06 | 19.06 | 19.05 | 19.03 | 19.01 | 19.00 | 18.98 | 19.04 | 19.01 | 18.98 | 18.96 | 18.93 |
| Fat | 7.19 | 7.19 | 7.19 | 7.19 | 7.19 | 7.19 | 7.19 | 7.19 | 7.19 | 7.18 | 7.18 | 7.18 |
| Fiber | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.99 | 3.98 | 3.97 | 3.96 | 3.95 | 3.99 | 3.98 | 3.97 | 3.96 | 3.94 |
| Calcium | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 |
| Total phosphorous | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.94 |
| Available phosphorus | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 |
1 Dietary treatments: NC (negative control) = basal diet, PC (positive control) = basal diet + vitamin E (100 mg/kg feed), BS 0.25 = basal diet + 0.25% brown seaweed, BS 0.50 = basal diet + 0.50% brown seaweed, BS 0.75 = basal diet + 0.75% brown seaweed, BS 1 = basal diet + 1% brown seaweed, BS 1.25 = basal diet + 1.25% brown seaweed, GS 0.25 = basal diet + 0.25% green seaweed, GS 0.50 = basal diet + 0.50% green seaweed, GS 0.75 = basal diet + 0.75% green seaweed, GS 1 = basal diet + 1% green seaweed, GS 1.25 = basal diet + 1.25% green seaweed. 2 L-Lysine (minimum) 78.8%. 3 DL-Methionine 99%. 4 Dicalcium phosphate. 5 Mineral mix [provided per Kg of the product (mineral mix)]: Selenium 0.20 g; iron 80.0 g; manganese 100.0 g; zinc 80.0 g; copper 15.0 g; potassium 4.0 g; sodium 1.50 g; iodine 1.0 g and cobalt 0.25 g. 6 Vitamin premix [provided per Kg of the product (Vitamin premix)]: Vitamin A 35.0 MIU; vitamin D3 9.0 MIU; vitamin E 90.0 g; vitamin K3 6.0 g; vitamin B1 7.0 g; vitamin b2 22.0 g; vitamin B6 12.0 g; vitamin B12 0.070 g; pantothenic acid 35.0 g; nicotinic acid 120.0 g; folic acid 3.0 g; biotin 300.000 mg; phytase 25,000.0 FTU cobalamin 0.05 mg; thiamine 1.43 mg; riboflavin 3.44 mg; folic acid 0.56 mg; biotin 0.05 mg; pantothenic acid 6.46 mg; n7iacin 40.17 mg and pyridoxine 2.29 mg. 7 The diets were formulated using FeedLIVE software. 8 Metabolizable energy.