Table 2.
The ingredient composition and nutrient levels of diets in the grower period (22–42 d, air-dried basis, g/kg).
| Groups | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingredients | PC | NC | NC + 0.5%ESBM | NC + 1.0%ESBM | NC + 1.5%ESBM | NC + 2.0%ESBM |
| Corn | 550.5 | 569 | 569 | 569 | 569 | 569 |
| SBM | 98 | 74 | 69 | 64 | 59 | 54 |
| ESBM | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| Rice bran | 68 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
| DDGS | 48 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Fish meal | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Extruded soybean powder | 158 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 |
| Soybean oil | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Limestone | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Calcium hydrophosphate | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Choline chloride | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Sodium chloride | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Premix1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Lysine (98.5%) | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Methionine (99%) | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| Threonine (98.5%) | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Total | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Nutrient levels 2 | ||||||
| Metabolizable energy (MJ/kg) | 13.38 | 13.39 | 13.39 | 13.40 | 13.40 | 13.40 |
| Crude protein | 195 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 |
| Ether extract | 90 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 |
| Calcium | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Total phosphorus | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Available phosphorus | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| Lysine | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| Methionine | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Threonine | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 |
1The premix provided the following per kg of the diets: vitamin A, 10,000 IU; vitamin D3, 1,000 IU; vitamin E, 25 IU; vitamin K, 0.5 mg; vitamin B1, 2 mg; vitamin B2, 8 mg; vitamin B6, 4.5 mg; vitamin B12, 0.01 mg; biotin, 0.25 mg; folic acid, 0.5 mg; nicotinamide, 40 mg; Fe, 100 mg; Cu, 25 mg; Mn, 120 mg; Zn, 80 mg; I, 10 mg; Se, 0.15 mg. 2All were calculated values.