Table 1.

Ingredient composition and chemical components of the diets in Exp. 1 (as-fed basis).

Items	Basal Diet	FSM Diet	FFSM Diet
Ingredients (%)
Corn	79.80	55.86	55.86
SBM, CP 46%	17.02	11.91	11.91
FSM	-	29.05
FFSM	-		29.05
Dicalcium phosphate	1.36	1.36	1.36
Salt	0.30	0.30	0.30
Limestone	1.02	1.02	1.02
Premix 1	0.50	0.50	0.50
Total	100.00	100.00	100.00
Analyzed chemical components levels (%)
GE, MJ/kg	15.51	16.47	17.70
DM	86.35	87.90	84.55
CP	13.59	17.21	18.05
NDF	9.48	14.43	13.15
ADF	3.61	7.26	6.82
EE	2.04	3.00	2.17
Ash	4.77	6.59	5.48
Ca	0.65	0.72	0.81
P	0.65	0.87	1.04
Essential amino acids
Arginine	0.86	1.26	1.35
Histidine	0.41	0.50	0.51
Isoleucine	0.56	0.69	0.70
Leucine	1.38	1.58	1.64
Lysine	0.73	0.91	1.02
Methionine	0.25	0.34	0.39
Phenylalanine	0.67	0.87	0.89
Threonine	0.56	0.75	0.75
Tryptophan	0.14	0.27	0.30
Valine	0.73	0.92	0.92
Non-essential amino acids	0.00	0.00	0.00
Alanine	0.82	0.97	0.98
Asparagine	1.34	1.78	1.78
Cystine	0.27	0.36	0.37
Glutamine	2.39	3.61	3.62
Glycine	0.57	0.85	0.88
Serine	0.70	0.91	0.97
Tyrosine	0.70	0.54	0.55

Notes: SBM = soybean meal; FSM = flaxseed meal; FFSM = fermented flaxseed meal; GE = gross energy; DM = dry matter; CP = crude protein; EE = crude fat; NDF = neutral detergent fiber; ADF = acid detergent fiber; P = phosphorus; Ca = calcium. ¹ Premix supplied per kg of diet: vitamin A, 35.2 mg; vitamin D3, 7.68 mg; vitamin E, 128 mg; vitamin K3, 8.16 mg; vitamin B1, 4 mg; vitamin B2, 12 mg; vitamin B6, 8.32 mg; vitamin B12, 4.8 mg; Niacin, 38.4 mg; Calcium pantothenate, 25 mg; Folic acid, 1.68 mg; Biotin, 0.16 mg; Zn (ZnSO₄·H₂O), 110 mg; Copper (CuSO₄·5H₂O), 125 mg; Iron (FeSO₄·H₂O), 171 mg; Cobalt (CoCl₂), 0.19 mg; Manganese (MnSO₄·H₂O), 42.31 mg; Iodine (Ca(IO₃)₂), 0.54 mg; Selenium (Na₂SeO₃), 0.19 mg.