Table 2.
Composition of basal diet for broiler chickens and nutritive values.
| Ingredients | Starter feed (g/kg) | Finisher feed (g/kg) |
|---|---|---|
| Rice | 316 | 400 |
| Maize | 100 | 100 |
| Rice polish | 150 | 160 |
| Fish meal | 85 | 80 |
| Soya bean | 70 | 55 |
| Guar meal | 50 | 40 |
| Canola meal | 115 | 80 |
| Rape seed meal | 33 | 30 |
| Sunflower | 70 | 44 |
| Lime stone | 11 | 11 |
| Nutritive values of experimental diet | ||
| Crude protein | 21.2 | 19 |
| Metabolize energy | 2,800 K/Cal | 2,950 K/Cal |
Mineral and vitamin premix was supplemented at 5 g/kg of diet, containing: transretinyl acetate (25 mg), cholecalciferol (6 mg), menadione (1.2 mg), thiamine (2.3 mg), riboflavin (8 mg), nicotinamide (42 mg), choline chloride (400 mg), calcium pantothenate (10 mg), pyridoxine HCl (4 mg), biotin (0.04 mg), folic acid (1 mg), Cobalamin (0.012 mg), Fe (82 mg), Cu (7.5 mg), Mn (110 mg), Zn (64 mg), I (1.1 mg), and Se (0.28 mg). Salt was added as required to meet nutritional needs.