Table 1. Feed formulation and proximate chemical composition of the basal diet (on a DM basis).
| Ingredient | % | Chemical composition | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fish meal (60% CP) | 3.2 | Dry matter | 90.0 |
| Soybean meal | 36.5 | Crude protein | 30.0 |
| Corn gluten | 8.0 | Ether extract | 6.02 |
| Yellow corn | 12.2 | Crude fiber | 4.95 |
| Wheat middlings | 22.5 | Ash | 5.1 |
| Poultry by-product meal | 4.0 | Available phosphorus | 0.4 |
| Rice bran | 8.0 | Calcium | 0.99 |
| soy oil | 2.0 | Gross energyb (KJ/kg) | 17.01 |
| Mono-calcium phosphate | 0.6 | ||
| Salt | 0.5 | ||
| Calcium carbonate | 0.5 | ||
| Premixa | 2.0 | ||
| Total | 100.0 |
a
Premix (mg kg–1 premix): vitamin A (3300 IU), vitamin D3 (410 IU), vitamin B1 (133 mg), vitamin E (150 mg), vitamin B2 (580 mg), vitamin B6 (410 mg), vitamin B12 (50 mg), biotin (9330 mg), choline chloride (4000 mg), vitamin C (2660 mg), inositol (330 mg), para-aminobenzoic acid (9330 mg), niacin (26.60 mg), pantothenic acid (2000 mg), manganese (325 mg), iron (200 mg), copper (25 mg), iodine, and cobalt (5 mg).
b
bGross energy was calculated using 23.6 KJ/g protein, 39.5 KJ/g fat, and 17.2 KJ/g carbohydrates.