Table 1.
Composition and nutrient content of experimental diets.
| Diets | Starter (1–20 days) | Finisher (21–50 days) |
|---|---|---|
| Ingredients (g/kg) | ||
| Corn | 58.75 | 57.66 |
| Soybean meal (43% CP) | 27.70 | 27.21 |
| Corn gluten meal (60% CP) | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Limestone | 1.43 | 1.22 |
| Calcium hydrogen phosphate (16.5%) | 1.10 | 1.04 |
| L-lysine Sulfate (70%) | 0.66 | 0.39 |
| DL-methionine (98.5%) | 0.33 | 0.21 |
| NaCl | 0.28 | 0.32 |
| L-Threonine | 0.16 | 0.06 |
| Peanut meal | 3.00 | 0 |
| Choline chloride (50%) | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| Premix 1 | 0.35 | 0.35 |
| Phytase (20,000 IU) | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Sodium humate | 0 | 0.15 |
| Lard | 1.15 | 6.30 |
| Total (%) | 100 | 100 |
| Nutrient content 2 | ||
| ME (Kcal/kg) | 2941.61 | 3231.28 |
| CP (g/kg) | 21.92 | 19.61 |
| CEE (g/kg) | 3.65 | 8.87 |
| CF (g/kg) | 2.51 | 2.33 |
| Ca (g/kg) | 0.90 | 0.80 |
| Total P (%) | 0.57 | 0.54 |
| Lys (%) | 1.48 | 1.21 |
| Met (%) | 0.64 | 0.52 |
| Cys (%) | 0.30 | 0.27 |
| Met+Cys (%) | 0.94 | 0.78 |
| L-Threonine | 0.92 | 0.79 |
1 Premix is provided for each kilogram of diet: vitamin A, 12,000 IU; vitamin D3, 3,000 IU; vitamin E, 10 IU; vitamin K3, 2 mg; vitamin B1, 1 mg; vitamin B2, 3 mg; vitamin B6, 2 mg; vitamin B12, 0.01 mg; niacin, 20 mg; calcium pantothenate, 4 mg; biotin, 0.05 mg; folic acid, 0.5 mg; Mn, 100 mg; Fe, 100 mg; Zn, 80 mg; Cu, 20 mg; I, 3 mg; and Se, 0.5 mg.2 Nutrient levels were calculated values.ME, metabolizable energy; CP, crude protein; CEE, crude ether extract; CF, crude fiber.