Table 1.
Composition and nutrient levels of the basal diet (as-fed basis, %).
| Item | Content |
|---|---|
| Corn | 58.60 |
| Soybean meal | 14.00 |
| Whey powder | 7.00 |
| Fish meal | 3.00 |
| Soy protein concentrate | 6.00 |
| Extruded full-fat soybean | 4.00 |
| Glucose | 2.00 |
| Soybean oil | 2.00 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 1.00 |
| Limestone | 0.80 |
| NaCl | 0.20 |
| L-lysine-HCl | 0.55 |
| DL-methionine | 0.10 |
| L-threonine | 0.20 |
| L-tryptophan | 0.05 |
| Premix1 | 0.50 |
| Total | 100.00 |
| Nutrient levels2 | |
| Gross energy, MJ/kg | 16.21 |
| Crude protein | 19.06 |
| Calcium | 0.80 |
| Total phosphate | 0.62 |
| Lysine | 1.49 |
| Methionine | 0.42 |
| Threonine | 0.94 |
| Tryptophan | 0.25 |
1
Premix provided the following per kg of the basal diet: vitamin A 12,000 IU, vitamin D3 2500 IU, vitamin E 30 IU, vitamin K3 3.0 mg, vitamin B12 0.012 mg, riboflavin 4.0 mg, pantothenic acid 15.0 mg, niacin 40.0 mg, choline chloride 400.0 mg, folic acid 0.7 mg, vitamin B1 1.5 mg, vitamin B6 3 mg, biotin 0.1 mg, Mn 40.0 mg, Fe 90.0 mg, Zn 100.0 mg, Cu 8.8 mg, I 0.35 mg, Se 0.3 mg.
2
Nutrient levels are measured values.