Table 1.
Composition and nutrient level of basal diet (air-dry basis)
| Item, % | Basal diet |
|---|---|
| Ingredients | |
| Suckling corn | 28.98 |
| Expanded corn | 15.00 |
| Broken rice | 15.00 |
| Expanded soybean | 13.00 |
| Dried whey | 8.00 |
| Soybean meal | 4.50 |
| Glucose | 4.00 |
| Fish meal | 3.00 |
| Hydrolyzed wheat protein | 3.00 |
| Soybean oil | 1.50 |
| Calcium formate | 0.80 |
| Montmorillonite | 0.50 |
| Calcium phosphate monobasic | 0.50 |
| L-Lysine hydrochloride | 0.65 |
| L-Thr | 0.24 |
| DL-Met | 0.16 |
| L-Trp | 0.07 |
| Ethoxyquin | 0.10 |
| Premix1 | 1.00 |
| Nutrient levels2 | |
| Net energy, kcal/kg | 2,620 |
| Crude protein | 17.39 |
1The premix provides per kg of diet: VA: 15,000 IU; VD3: 4,500 IU; VE: 72.5 mg; VK3: 4.5 mg; VB1: 4.32 mg; VB2: 12 mg; VB6: 4.86 mg; VB12: 30 µg; Biotin: 480 µg; Folic acid: 1.764 mg; Calcium pantothenate: 19.32 mg; Nicotinamide: 41.58 mg; Cu: 110 mg; Fe: 165 mg; Zn: 80 mg; Mn: 60 mg; I: 0.8 mg; Co: 0.6 mg; Se: 0.3 mg
2Net energy and crude protein are calculated values