Table 1.

Ingredients composition and nutrient levels of basal diets (as-fed basis).

Items	Content
Ingredients, %
Corn	55.91
Soybean meal, 44% CP	13.78
Wheat bran	11.98
Corn starch residue	7.99
Corn gluten meal	3.99
Extruded soybean	1.50
Limestone	1.70
Calcium monophosphate	1.10
L-Lysine HCl, 76.8%	1.00
DL-Methionine, 98%	0.20
L-Threonine, 98%	0.10
Sodium chloride	0.40
Choline	0.10
Phytase	0.10
Complex enzyme	0.02
Trace mineral premixa	0.10
Vitamin premixb	0.02
Antioxidant	0.02
Total	100
Calculated analysis, %
Metabolizable energy, MJ/kg	12.33
Crude protein	19.47
Crude fat	3.45
Calcium	0.94
Available phosphorus	0.35
Lysine	1.15
Methionine	0.50

^aProvided per kilogram of complete basal diet: 10 mg of Cu as CuSO₄, 100 mg of Fe as FeSO₄, 1.1 mg of I as Ca(IO₃)₂, 65 mg of Zn as ZnSO₄, 100 mg of Mn as MnSO₄ and 0.3 mg of Se as Na₂SeO₃.

^bProvided per kilogram of complete basal diet: vitamin A 10,000 IU, vitamin D₃ 3,000 IU, vitamin E 30 IU, menadione 1.3 mg, thiamine 2.2 mg, riboflavin 8 mg, pyridoxine 4 mg, vitamin B₁₂ 0.025 mg, D-biotin 0.2 mg, niacin 40 mg, folic acid 1 mg, and D-calcium pantothenate 10 mg.