Table 1.
Diet compositions (%).
| Ingredient (Bird Age/Stage) | 0–10 d (Starter) |
11–25 d (Grower) |
26–35 d (Finisher-1) |
36–42 d (Finisher-2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 49.410 | 51.410 | 55.990 | 58.490 |
| Sorghum | 10.000 | 10.000 | 10.000 | 10.000 |
| Soybean meal | 26.500 | 27.500 | 23.500 | 21.000 |
| Corn gluten meal (CP60) | 5.000 | 3.000 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Fish meal (CP65) | 4.000 | 3.000 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Vegetable oil | 1.000 | 1.900 | 1.900 | 2.000 |
| Salt | 0.330 | 0.350 | 0.340 | 0.350 |
| CaHPO4 | 1.500 | 1.050 | 0.800 | 0.700 |
| Calcium bicarbonate | 0.980 | 0.750 | 0.650 | 0.600 |
| L-Lysine hydrochloride | 0.300 | 0.220 | 0.180 | 0.180 |
| DL-Methionine | 0.330 | 0.320 | 0.210 | 0.250 |
| L-Threonine | 0.140 | 0.100 | 0.070 | 0.070 |
| Choline chloride | 0.080 | 0.060 | 0.060 | 0.060 |
| Selenium | 0.030 | 0.030 | 0.030 | 0.030 |
| Vitamin/mineral mix * | 0.400 | 0.310 | 0.270 | 0.270 |
| Calculated values | ||||
| Crude protein (%) | 23.0 | 21.5 | 20.0 | 19.0 |
| Metabolizable energy (kcal/kg) | 3000 | 3050 | 3100 | 3200 |
| Calcium (%) | 0.99 | 0.76 | 0.66 | 0.61 |
| Nonphytate phosphorus (%) | 0.52 | 0.43 | 0.37 | 0.35 |
| Lysine (%) | 1.33 | 1.21 | 1.10 | 1.04 |
| Methionine/cysteine (%) | 1.01 | 0.94 | 0.82 | 0.83 |
| Threonine (%) | 0.88 | 0.80 | 0.72 | 0.70 |
* Components are as follows: vitamin A, 11,000 IU; vitamin D3, 4500 IU; DL-α-tocopherol acetate, 65 mg; 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone sodium bisulfite, 6.91 mg; thiamin nitrate, 4.94 mg; riboflavin, 8.0 mg; pyridoxine hydrochloride, 4.86 mg; nicotinamide, 64.5 mg; D-calcium pantothenate, 21.7 mg; folic acid, 2.0 mg; cyanocobalamin, 18 μg; D-biotin, 0.28 mg; manganese(II) sulfate, 330 mg; anhydrous iron(II) sulfate, 54.4 mg; anhydrous copper sulfate, 40.2 mg; zinc carbonate, 120 mg; calcium iodate, 1.92 mg.