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. 2024 Mar 28;17:75–86. doi: 10.1016/j.aninu.2024.03.007

Table 2.

Composition and nutrient levels of basal diet (air-dry basis, %).

Item Chick stage
1–21 d
Growing stage
22–42 d
Breeding stage
43–70 d
CON 5% FSPR 8% FSPR 10% FSPR CON 5% FSPR 8% FSPR 10% FSPR CON 5% FSPR 8% FSPR 10% FSPR
Ingredients
Corn 63.48 61.98 59.98 57.48 69.60 63.10 59.60 57.10 74.60 68.60 64.60 62.10
FSPR 1.00 3.00 5.00 5.00 8.00 10.00 5.00 8.00 10.00
Soybean meal 31.20 31.20 31.20 31.20 25.58 25.58 25.58 25.58 20.58 20.58 20.58 20.58
Soybean oil 1.00 1.50 1.50 2.00 0.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 0.50 1.50 2.50 3.00
Lysine 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10
Methionine 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.17
Threonine 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12
CaHPO4 1.32 1.32 1.32 1.32 1.32 1.32 1.32 1.32 1.32 1.32 1.32 1.32
Limestone 1.28 1.28 1.28 1.28 1.28 1.28 1.28 1.28 1.28 1.28 1.28 1.28
NaCl 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33
Premix1 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Nutrient levels
ME, MJ/kg 12.10 12.15 12.04 12.02 12.15 12.18 12.11 12.10 12.28 12.21 12.24 12.23
CP 20.91 20.89 20.92 20.92 18.80 18.75 18.77 18.76 16.87 16.88 16.84 16.83
CF 1.79 2.06 2.62 3.17 1.68 3.05 3.88 4.43 1.57 2.95 3.78 4.33
Ash 2.30 2.49 2.89 3.28 2.09 3.08 3.67 4.07 1.91 2.90 3.49 3.88

FSPR = fermented sweet potato residue; ME = metabolizable energy; CP = crude protein; CF = crude fiber; Ash = crude ash.

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The premix provided the following per kilogram of diets: vitamin A, 15,000 IU; vitamin B1, 3 mg; vitamin B2, 8 mg; vitamin B12, 0.03 mg; vitamin B6, 7 mg; vitamin E, 20 mg; vitamin K3, 3 mg; vitamin D3, 2500 IU; biotin, 0.1 mg; pantothenic acid, 20 mg; folic acid, 1.5 mg; nicotinic acid, 50 mg; Zn, 110 mg; I, 0.6 mg; Cu, 9 mg; Fe, 100 mg; Se, 0.16 mg; Mn, 100 mg.