Table 1.
The ingredient and nutrient composition of experimental diets.
| Ingredient | % |
|---|---|
| Corn | 60.53 |
| Soybean meal, 46% | 15.09 |
| Corn germ meal, 23% | 4.00 |
| Corn gluten meal, 60% | 3.00 |
| DDGS, 27.5%* | 4.00 |
| Soybean oil | 0.47 |
| Sodium chloride | 0.20 |
| Choline chloride, 50% | 0.08 |
| Di-calcium phosphate, 2H2O | - |
| Calcium carbonate | 9.60 |
| L-lysine-H2SO4, 65% | 0.26 |
| DL-methionine, 99% | 0.16 |
| L-tryptophan, 99% | 0.08 |
| Premix1 | 0.53 |
| Zeolite powder | 2.00 |
| Total | 100 |
| Nutrient contents | |
| Metabolic energy (Mcal/kg) | 2,650 |
| Crude protein | 15.80 |
| Calcium | 3.80 |
| Total phosphorus (analyzed) | 0.34 |
| NPP* | 0.12 |
| Lysine | 0.80 |
| Methionine + cysteine | 0.69 |
1
Supplement provided per kilogram of diet: vitamin A, 10,000 IU; vitamin D3, 2,500 IU; vitamin E, 20 IU; vitamin B1, 1.5 mg; vitamin B2, 5.0 mg; vitamin B6, 0.15 mg; vitamin B12, 15.0 mg; choline, 300 mg; pantothenate, 12 mg; nicotinic acid, 50 mg; biotin, 0.15 mg; folic acid, 1.5 mg; Fe, 60 mg; Cu, 10 mg; Zn, 80 mg; Mn, 110 mg; iodine, 0.48 mg; Se, 0.40 mg.
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DDGS, distillers dried grains with soluble; NPP, nonphytate phosphorus.