Table 1.
Ingredient composition of basal diets (air-dry basis, %).
| Ingredients | Starter (1–21 d) | Finisher (22–42 d) |
|---|---|---|
| Maize | 56.00 | 57.70 |
| Corn oil | 2.60 | 4.70 |
| Soya bean meal | 21.43 | 18.00 |
| Cottonseed meal | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Rapeseed meal | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Distillers dried grains with solubles | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Limestone | 1.20 | 1.10 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 1.70 | 1.20 |
| premix1 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Nacl | 0.35 | 0.35 |
| DL-Methionine | 0.28 | 0.16 |
| L-Lysine | 0.50 | 0.48 |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 0.24 | 0.24 |
| Choline chloride | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| TiO2 | 0 | 0.40 |
| Total | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| ME. Kcal/kg | 2950.00 | 3100.00 |
| CP, % | 20.00 | 18.00 |
| Ca, % | 1.00 | 0.80 |
| Available P, % | 0.46 | 0.35 |
| Met, % | 0.54 | 0.40 |
| Lys, % | 1.15 | 1.05 |
1Provided per kg of diet: Vitamin A, 15000 IU; Vitamin D3, 5,100 IU; Vitamin E, 25.5 mg; Vitamin. K, 2.5 mg; Vitamin B1, 3.6 mg; Vitamin B2, 6.9 mg; Vitamin B6, 4.5 mg; Vitamin B12, 0.036 mg; Nicotinic, 66.3 mg; Calcium pantothenate, 18 mg; Biotin, 0.18 mg; Folic acid, 1.4 mg, Fe 55 mg, Zn 60 mg, Mn 60 mg, Se 0.2 mg, I 0.3 mg, Cu 12.8 mg.