Table 1.
Ingredients and nutrient composition of experimental diets.
| Ingredients (%) | 28-42 d |
|---|---|
| Corn | 59.37 |
| Soybean meal1 | 31.90 |
| Soybean oil | 5.00 |
| Limestone | 1.23 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 1.50 |
| L-lysine·HCl | 0.11 |
| DL-methionine | 0.27 |
| Salt | 0.30 |
| Vitamin premix2 | 0.03 |
| Mineral premix3 | 0.20 |
| 70% Choline chloride | 0.09 |
| Calculated nutrients | |
| Metabolizable energy (MJ/kg) | 12.98 |
| Crude protein | 19.00 |
| Calcium | 0.90 |
| Total phosphorus | 0.56 |
| Nonphytate phosphorus | 0.35 |
| Lysine | 1.00 |
| Methionine | 0.46 |
| Methionine + cysteine | 0.80 |
| Threonine | 0.60 |
| Tryptophan | 0.20 |
| Arginine | 1.32 |
1
Crude protein level of soybean meal: 44.2%.
2
Vitamin premix provided per kilogram of diet: Vitamin A, 12,000 IU; vitamin D3, 2,500 IU; vitamin E, 20 IU; menadione, 1.3 mg; thiamin, 2.21 mg; riboflavin, 7.8 mg; nicotinamide, 40 mg; calcium pantothenate, 16.5 mg; pyridoxine HCl, 4 mg; biotin, 0.04 mg; folic acid, 1.2 mg; vitamin B12, 0.015 mg.
3
Mineral premix provided per kilogram of diet: iron, 80 mg; copper, 8.0 mg; manganese, 110 mg, zinc 65 mg; iodine, 1.1 mg; selenium, 0.3 mg.