Table-1.
Composition of experimental diets.
| Ingredients and calculated composition | Diets (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Yellow maize | 60 | 40 | 40 |
| Soya bean meal | 36.65 | 36.65 | 36.65 |
| Wheat bran | 0 | 20 | 17.5 |
| Soya bean oil | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Trace mineral premi×1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Vitamin premi×2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Calculated composition | |||
| Megajoule (MJ ) | 13.80 | 12.87 | 13.60 |
| Protein | 14.5 | 17.62 | 17.1 |
| Fiber | 7 | 8.06 | 7.86 |
| Ether extract | 2.5 | 3.1 | 5.522 |
| Lysine | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.731 |
| Methionine | 0.25 | 3.1 | 5.52 |
| Calcium | 4 | 4.04 | 3.947 |
| Total phosphorus | 0.4 | 0.702 | 0.684 |
1Trace mineral premix provided the following per kilogram of diet: Mn, 80 mg; Fe, 60 mg; Zn, 60 mg; Cu, 5 mg; Co, 0.2 mg; I, 1 mg; Se, 0.15 mg; Ca, 446.9 mg. 2Vitamin premix provided the following per kilogram of diet: Vitamin A 12,000 IU; cholecalciferol, 2000 IU; Vitamin E, 35 IU; Vitamin K3, 5 mg; thiamin, 3 mg; riboflavin, 6 mg; niacin, 20 mg; Ca-d-pantothenate, 6 mg; pyridoxine, 5 mg; Vitamin B12, 15 µg, folacin, 0.75 mg, D-biotin, 45 µg, choline chloride, 125 mg; Vitamin C, 50 g