Table 1. Ingredients and nutritional composition of experimental diet.
| Ingredients | Amount (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Starter (1–14 days) | Grower (15–35 days) | |
| Corn | 49.00 | 51.80 |
| Rice polish | 4.50 | 4.00 |
| Soybean meal | 38.50 | 36.00 |
| Soybean oil | 4.00 | 4.50 |
| Limestone | 1.40 | 1.55 |
| Di-calcium-phosphate | 1.80 | 1.35 |
| Methionine | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Lysine | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Broiler premix1 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
| Common salt | 0.30 | 0.30 |
| Nutrient composition (%, as fed basis) | ||
| Crude protein | 21.61 | 20.65 |
| Crude fiber | 5.07 | 5.00 |
| Lysine2 | 1.39 | 1.30 |
| Methionine2 | 0.46 | 0.44 |
| Calcium2 | 0.96 | 0.92 |
| Available phosphorus2 | 0.45 | 0.36 |
| Metabolizable energy (kcal/kg)2 | 2982 | 3051 |
1Each kg broiler premix contained: 13.50 IU vitamin A, 1.50 IU vitamin D3, 50 mg a-DL-tocopherolacetate, 2-mg menadione, 3-mg thiamine, 5-mg riboflavin, 4-mg pyridoxin, 15-pg cobalamine, 200-pg folsaure, 60-pg nicotenic acid, 30-mg calcium pantothenate, 750-mg choline, 150-mg ascorbic acid. 2Calculated value.