Table 2.

Nutrient levels of basal diets (calculated value).

Items	Day 1–14	Day 15–42
ME	12.31	12.53
CP	19.52	16.83
Lys	1.12	0.87
Met	0.46	0.39
Ca	0.88	0.89
AP	0.29	0.39
TP	0.54	0.62
Met+Cys	0.79	0.69

ME, Metabolizable energy; CP, Crude protein; Lys, Lysine; Met, Methionine; Ca, Crude ash; AP, Available phosphorus; TP, Total phosphorus; Cys, Cysteine.