Table 1.
Ingredients and nutrient compositions of experimental diets (air dry basis).
| Ingredient, % | Diet treatment |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A 16.00 % CP | B 14.50 % CP | C 13.00 % CP | D 16.00 % CP+EDP | E 14.50 % CP+EP | F 13.00 % CP+EDP | |
| Corn | ||||||
| Soybean (43 % protein) | 24.29 | 19.69 | 15.61 | 21.73 | 18.09 | 13.82 |
| Husks | 4.53 | 4.79 | 5.52 | 3.14 | 4.35 | 4.64 |
| Edible Dock Powder (EDP) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 |
| Sprouting corn bran | 0.00 | 0.98 | 0.72 | 2.50 | 0.79 | 1.23 |
| Limestone | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.44 | 0.99 |
| Dicalcium Phosphate | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 0.95 | 1.00 | 1.02 |
| Premix2 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Soybean oil | 3.00 | 2.83 | 2.81 | 2.54 | 2.41 | 2.47 |
| Salt | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Nutritional leve11 | ||||||
| Apparent Metabolizable Energy, MJ/kg | 11.80 | 11.78 | 12.15 | 11.92 | 12.10 | 12.11 |
| Crude Protein, % | 16.03 | 14.61 | 13.23 | 15.72 | 14.53 | 13.32 |
| Crude Fibre, % | 4.00 | 4.02 | 4.10 | 4.07 | 4.19 | 4.17 |
| Ether Extract, % | 5.55 | 5.49 | 5.53 | 5.11 | 5.05 | 5.17 |
| Lysine, % | 0.92 | 0.79 | 0.68 | 0.88 | 0.77 | 0.66 |
| Methionine + Cystine, % | 0.63 | 0.58 | 0.52 | 0.61 | 0.56 | 0.51 |
| Arginine, % | 1.09 | 0.95 | 0.82 | 1.02 | 0.92 | 0.78 |
| Tryptophan, % | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.16 |
| Threonine, % | 0.71 | 0.65 | 0.57 | 0.73 | 0.64 | 0.57 |
| Valine, % | 0.65 | 0.56 | 0.47 | 0.63 | 0.55 | 0.46 |
| Calcium, % | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Non-phytate Phosphorus, % | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 |
The apparent metabolizable energy (AME) and crude protein (CP) values are measured. Other nutrient composition values are calculated based on standard estimation method
The premix provides per kilogram of feed: Vitamin A 8,500 IU, Vitamin B1 2.2 mg, Vitamin B2 4 mg, Pantothenic acid 10 mg, Vitamin B6 3 mg, Vitamin B12 20 mg, Vitamin D3 1,600 IU, Vitamin E 20 IU, Vitamin K3 2 mg, Biotin 0.1 mg, Folic acid 0.4 mg, Niacin 60 mg, Choline 1,400 mg, Copper 6 mg, Iron 80 mg, Manganese 100 mg, Zinc 80 mg, Iodine 0.42 mg, Selenium 0.3 mg, Calcium 3 g, Phosphorus 0.99 g.