Table 1.
Ingredient and chemical composition of the basal diet (g/kg as fed basis).
| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| Corn | 610.00 |
| Soybean meal | 200.00 |
| Wheat | 100.00 |
| Distillers' grains1 | 50.00 |
| Lysine | 1.80 |
| DL-methionine | 0.80 |
| Choline chloride | 1.50 |
| Mineral premix2 | 5.00 |
| Vitamin premix3 | 0.50 |
| Betaine | 0.40 |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 0.60 |
| Phytase | 0.10 |
| Sodium chloride | 3.00 |
| Dicalcium Phosphate | 8.00 |
| Zeolite powder | 18.30 |
1
The dietary distillers' grains are derived from corn.
2
Mineral premix provided per kg of complete diet: iron, 117 mg; copper, 12 mg; manganese, 125 mg; zinc, 80 mg; iodine, 0.3 mg; selenium, 0.13 mg.
3
Vitamin premix provided per kg of complete diet: vitamin A, 12,500 IU; vitamin D3, 3,500 IU; vitamin E, 30 IU; vitamin K3, 3 mg; vitamin B12, 0.04 mg; biotin, 0.6mg; folic acid, 1.25 mg; nicotinic acid, 50 mg; pantothenic acid, 10 mg; riboflavin, 8 mg.