Table 1.

Composition and main characteristics of the basal diet

Ingredient	Content (g/kg)	Nutrient	Content (g/kg)
Maize grain	400	Metabolizable energy	11.20b
Wheat	290	Crude protein	16.50
Soybean meal	120	Total phosphorus	0.70
Wheat bran	90	Total calcium	3.35
Calcium hydrophosphate	12	Total lysine	0.79
Stone powder	80	Total methionine	0.40
Salt	3	Ether extract	29.00
Premixa	5

^aSupplied per kg of diet: vitamin A 1 500 U, cholecalciferol 200 U, vitamin E (DL-α-tocopheryl acetate) 10 U, riboflavin 3.5 mg, pantothenic acid 10 mg, niacin 30 mg, cobalamin 10 μg, choline chloride 1 000 mg, biotin 0.15 mg, folic acid 0.5 mg, thiamine 1.5 mg, pyridoxine 3.0 mg, Fe 80 mg, Zn 40 mg, Mn 60 mg, I 0.18 mg, Cu 8 mg, Se 0.3 mg

^bUnit: MJ/kg