Table 2.
Ingredients and nutrient levels of diets for each group (as-fed basis, %).
| Items | Content | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-21d | 22-42d | |||||||||
| CON | 2% | 4% | 6% | 8% | CON | 2% | 4% | 6% | 8% | |
| Ingredients | ||||||||||
| Corn | 61.65 | 58.87 | 57.37 | 56.5 | 55.31 | 73.63 | 72.00 | 70.82 | 69 | 67.83 |
| Soybean meal | 27.71 | 29.75 | 28.82 | 26.11 | 24.10 | 18.8 | 17.00 | 16.00 | 15.76 | 13.70 |
| Corn gluten meal | 4.55 | 3.00 | 3.40 | 5.00 | 6.13 | 2.50 | 3.20 | 4.00 | 3.95 | 5.10 |
| Fat powder | 0.10 | 0.96 | 1.41 | 1.65 | 2.00 | 0.29 | 0.70 | 1.10 | 1.65 | 2.00 |
| MC | 1.70 | 1.15 | 0.69 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 1.60 | 1.20 | 0.80 | 0.35 | 0.00 |
| AAP | 0.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 6.00 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 6.00 | 8.00 |
| DCP | 1.50 | 1.49 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.55 | 1.25 | 1.30 | 1.28 | 1.27 | 1.30 |
| Limestone | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Salt | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
| Lys | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.15 |
| Met | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| Premix1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Calculated nutrient levels | ||||||||||
| ME, MJ/kg | 12.14 | 12.14 | 12.14 | 12.14 | 12.14 | 12.35 | 12.35 | 12.35 | 12.35 | 12.35 |
| CP | 20.00 | 20.00 | 20.00 | 20.00 | 20.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 |
| CF | 4.32 | 4.32 | 4.32 | 4.32 | 4.32 | 3.86 | 3.90 | 3.86 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| Calcium | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 |
| Total phosphorus | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 |
| AP | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.35 | 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 |
| Lysine | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 0.65 | 0.70 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 |
| Met | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 |
| Met + Cys | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 |
| Analyzed nutrient levels2 | ||||||||||
| CP | 19.62 | 19.58 | 19.61 | 19.59 | 19.55 | 15.66 | 16.00 | 15.69 | 15.65 | 15.66 |
| CF | 4.28 | 4.34 | 4.31 | 4.30 | 4.35 | 3.78 | 3.80 | 3.84 | 3.80 | 3.85 |
| Calcium | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.91 | 0.94 | 0.83 | 0.80 | 0.85 | 0.84 | 0.83 |
| Total phosphorus | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.62 |
Abbreviations: MC, Microcrystalline cellulose; AAP, Artemisia argyi powder; DCP, Dicalcium phosphate; ME, Metabolizable energy; CP, Crude protein; CF, Crude fiber; AP, Available phosphorus.
1
The premix provides per kg of concentrate: Cu 8 mg, Fe 80 mg, Zn 90 mg, Mn 70 mg, Se 0.3 mg, I 0.4 mg, vitamin A 9,000 IU, vitamin D3 1,500 IU, vitamin E 7.5 IU, vitamin B1 0.6 mg, vitamin B2 4.8 mg, vitamin B6 1.5 mg, vitamin B12 0.009 mg, vitamin B5 7.5 mg, vitamin B9 0.15 mg, vitamin B3 20 mg.
2
Results are the average values of triplicate measurements.