Table 1.
Composition of diets (%, as fed basis)
| LP1 | HP2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Corn | 73.72 | 60.46 |
| Wheat bran | 10.00 | 15.00 |
| Soybean meal | 8.38 | 16.14 |
| Fish meal | 4.50 | 5.00 |
| Soybean oil | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Monocalcium phosphate | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| Limestone | 0.90 | 0.90 |
| Salt | 0.30 | 0.30 |
| Premix3 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Calculated nutritional composition4 | ||
| Crude protein | 14.00 | 18.00 |
| Total lysine | 0.96 | 0.96 |
| Digestive energy (MJ/kg) |
13.56 | 13.56 |
| Calcium | 0.64 | 0.64 |
| Total phosphorus | 0.55 | 0.55 |
| Available phosphorus | 0.29 | 0.29 |
1 LP: low protein diet.
2 HP: high protein diet
3Vitamin premix provided the following per kilogram of diet: vitamin A, 8,267 IU; vitamin D2, 2,480 IU; vitamin E, 66 IU; menadionine [as menadionine pyrimidinol bisulfite complex], 6.2 mg; riboflavin, 10 mg; Ca d-pantothenic acid, 37 mg; niacin, 66 mg; vitamin B12, 45 μg; d-biotin, 331 μg; folic acid, 2.5 mg; pyridoxine, 3.31 mg; thiamine, 3.31 mg; vitamin C, 83 μg; Trace mineral premix provided the following per kilogram of diet: Zn, 127 mg; Fe, 127 mg; Mn, 20 mg; Cu, 12.7 mg; I0.80 mg, as zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, ethylenediamine dihydriodide, respectively, with calcium carbonate as the carrier, providing 0.3 mg Se per kilogram of diet.
4 Nutritional compositions were calculated values based on China Feed Database.