Table 1.
Ingredients (g/kg as fed) and nutrient composition (g/100 g DM, unless otherwise stated) of the experimental diets
| Ingredients | Starter period (d 3 to 31) | Grower-finisher period (d 32 to 55) |
|---|---|---|
| Corn meal | 418 | 541 |
| Soybean meal | 292 | 234 |
| Bran meal | 53.4 | 60.0 |
| Common wheat | 150 | 57.8 |
| Wheat meal | 34.4 | 50.0 |
| Soybean oil | 10.0 | 12.0 |
| Calcium carbonate | 15.7 | 22.9 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 12.3 | 9.90 |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 2.50 | 2.10 |
| Sodium chloride | 2.00 | 1.90 |
| DL-methionine | 2.50 | 1.80 |
| L-lysine HCl | 0.900 | 1.70 |
| Mineral-vitamin premixa | 4.00 | 3.00 |
| Optifos 250 brob | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Avizyme 1500Xc | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Total | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| AMEn, kcal/kg (as fed) | 2,696 | 2,742 |
| Analyzed nutrient composition | ||
| Dry matter, g/100 g | 90.9 | 90.6 |
| Crude protein, g/100 g DM | 19.3 | 17.9 |
| Ether extract, g/100 g DM | 2.51 | 3.23 |
| Ash, g/100 g DM | 6.50 | 6.52 |
| Amino acids, g/100 g on (as fed basis) | ||
| Lysine | 1.01 | 0.932 |
| Methionine | 0.514 | 0.426 |
AMEn Apparent metabolizable energy corrected with nitrogen retention, DM Dry matter
aMineral-vitamin premix per kg: vitamin A (retinyl acetate), 12,500 IU; vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), 3,500 IU; vitamin E (DL-α-tocopheryl acetate), 40 mg; vitamin K (menadione sodium bisulfite), 2.0 mg; biotin, 0.20 mg; thiamine, 2.0 mg; riboflavin, 6.0 mg; pantothenate, 15.21 mg; niacin, 40.0 mg; choline, 750.0 mg pyridoxine, 4.0 mg; folic acid, 0.75 mg; vitamin B12, 0.03 mg; Mn, 70 mg; Zn, 62.15 mg; Fe, 50.0 mg; Cu, 7.0 mg; I, 0.25 mg; Se, 0.25 mg
bOptifos 250 bro: Phytase (EC 3.1.3.26) (250 OTU/kg diet), Huvepharma, Sofia, Bulgaria
cAvizyme 1500X: Complex of Endo 1–4-Beta-Xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8) (256 U/kg diet), Subtilisin (EC 3.4.21.62) (2,560 U/kg diet) and α-Amylase (EC 3.2.1.1) (1,472 U/kg diet), Danisco Animal Nutrition, Marlborough, Wiltshire, UK