Table 1.
Ingredients and chemical composition of the experimental basal diet.
| Percentage (%) | Ingredients |
|---|---|
| Yellow corn | 58.45 |
| Soybean meal (44% CP) | 25.80 |
| Corn gluten meal (62% CP) | 6.70 |
| Vegetable oil | 1.30 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 1.10 |
| Limestone | 5.70 |
| Common salt (NaCl) | 0.34 |
| Premix2 | 0.30 |
| DL-Methionine | 0.05 |
| L-Lysine | 0.06 |
| Choline chloride | 0.20 |
| Total | 100.00 |
| Chemical analysis of diet (Calculated) 1 | |
| Crude protein (CP) % | 23.00 |
| ME (kcal/kg) | 2890 |
| Ca % | 2.50 |
| Av. Phosphorus % | 0.35 |
| L-Lysine % | 1.00 |
| DL-Methionine % | 0.45 |
| Methionine + Cyst % | 0.80 |
2
premix added to the 1 kg of diet including Vit. A 10,000 I.U; Vit. D3 2000 I.U; Vit. E 15 mg; Vit. K3 1 mg; Vit. B1 1mg; Vit. B2 5mg; Vit. B12 10 μg; Vit. B6 1.5mg; Niacin 30mg; Pantothenic acid 10mg; folic acid 1mg; Biotin 50 μg; Choline 300 mg; Zinc 50mg; Copper 4mg; Iodine 0.3 mg; Iron 30mg; Selenium 0.1mg; Manganese 60mg and Cobalt 0.1mg.