TABLE 1.
Composition and nutrient levels of the basal diet (air-dry basis, %).
| Ingredients | Content |
|---|---|
| Corn | 8.00 |
| Wheat bran | 33.00 |
| Soybean meal | 11.00 |
| Wheat middling | 4.00 |
| Rice Bran | 5.00 |
| Peatnut vite | 15.00 |
| Peanut hull | 12.50 |
| Artemsia argyi powder | 8.00 |
| Limestone | 1.05 |
| NaCl | 0.50 |
| Ca(HCO3)2 | 0.50 |
| Lysine | 0.30 |
| Methionine | 0.15 |
| Premix a | 1.00 |
| Total | 100.00 |
| Nutritional level b | |
| Digestible energy, MJ/kg | 9.33 |
| Crude protein | 16.37 |
| Ether extract | 3.40 |
| Crude fibre | 14.91 |
| Crude ash | 12.35 |
| Neutral detergent fibre | 42.08 |
| Acid detergent fibre | 23.97 |
| Acid detergent lignin | 5.62 |
| Calcium | 1.60 |
| Total Phosphorus | 0.80 |
a
The premix provided the following per kilogram of diet: vitamin A: 10,000 IU; vitamin B1: 2 mg; vitamin B2: 6 mg; vitamin B3: 50 mg; vitamin B5: 50 mg; vitamin B6: 2 mg; vitamin B12: 0.02 mg; vitamin D: 900 IU; vitamin E: 50 mg; vitamin K: 2 mg; choline chloride: 1,000 mg; Biotin: 0.2 mg; Fe: 70 mg; Cu: 20 mg; Zn: 70 mg; Mn: 10 mg; Co: 0.15 mg; I: 0.2 mg; Se: 0.25 mg.
b
Nutrient levels were all measured values.