Table 1.
The ingredients and nutrient contents of basal diet.
| Ingredient, % | Starter (1–10 Days) |
Grower (11–20 Days) |
Finisher (21–35 Days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow corn | 57.8 | 61 | 65.2 |
| Soybean meal, 48% | 34.8 | 30.3 | 25.6 |
| 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | |
| Soybean oil | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calcium carbonate | 1.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| Calcium diphasic phosphate | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Common salt | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Premix 1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| L-Lysine HCL, 78% | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| DL-Methionine, 99% | 0.35 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Choline chloride | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| Anti-mycotoxin | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Calculated composition | |||
| Metabolizable energy (Kcal/Kg) | 3013 | 3130 | 3200 |
| Crude protein, % | 23.02 | 21.00 | 19.22 |
| Ether extract, % | 4.31 | 5.76 | 6.35 |
| Crude fiber, % | 2.64 | 2.54 | 2.47 |
| Calcium, % | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.07 |
| Available phosphorous, % | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.48 |
| Lysine, % | 1.45 | 1.29 | 1.17 |
| Methionine, % | 0.60 | 0.53 | 0.51 |
1 Vitamin premix supplied per kilogram of diet: tocopheryl acetate, 80 mg; cholecalciferol, 5000 IU; retinol, 20.000 IU; menadione, 2.9 mg; thiamine, 4.5 mg; riboflavin, 5.5 mg; pantothenate, 10 mg; niacin, 450 mg; folate, 2.5 mg; pyridoxine, 8 mg; biotin, 250 μg; Fe (sulphate), 40 mg; cyanocobalamine, 17 μg; Se (selenate), 0.3 mg; I (iodide), 1.50 mg; Cu (sulphate), 8 mg; Zn (sulphate and oxide), 120 mg; Mn (sulphate and oxide), 120 mg.