Table 2.
Composition and nutrients levels of basal diets
|
Items |
PC |
NC |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Starter |
Grower |
Starter |
Grower |
| 0- 21 d | 22-42d | 0- 21 d | 22-42d | |
|
Ingredients, % |
|
|
|
|
| Corn |
52.50 |
60.10 |
52.50 |
60.10 |
| Soybean meal |
39.10 |
33.20 |
39.10 |
33.20 |
| Rapeseed oil |
3.03 |
2.98 |
1.95 |
1.90 |
| CaCO3 |
0.80 |
0.66 |
0.80 |
0.66 |
| CaHPO4 |
1.80 |
1.60 |
1.80 |
1.60 |
| DL- Methionine |
0.19 |
0.13 |
0.19 |
0.13 |
| Choline chloride |
0.15 |
0.10 |
0.15 |
0.10 |
| NaCl |
0.40 |
0.40 |
0.40 |
0.40 |
| Vitamin premix1 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
| Mineral premix2 |
0.50 |
0.30 |
0.50 |
0.30 |
| Betonite3 |
1.50 |
0.50 |
2.58 |
1.58 |
| Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Calculated nutrient content |
|
|
|
|
| ME, kcal/kg |
2,903.85 |
3,001.84 |
2,803.47 |
2,903.85 |
| Crude protein, % |
21.01 |
19.08 |
21.01 |
19.08 |
| Met, % |
0.49 |
0.41 |
0.49 |
0.41 |
| Lys, % |
1.14 |
1.01 |
1.14 |
1.01 |
| Met + Cys, % |
0.81 |
0.71 |
0.81 |
0.71 |
| Thr, % |
0.80 |
0.73 |
0.80 |
0.73 |
| Calcium, % |
0.97 |
0.80 |
1.14 |
1.01 |
| Nonphytate, % P | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.40 |
1Provided per kg of diet: vitamin A, 4 × 107 IU; vitamin D3, 1 × 107 IU; vitamin E, 25,000 IU; vitamin K3, 5,000 mg; thiamin, 2,000 mg; riboflavin,16,000 mg; vitamin B6, 6,000 mg; vitamin B12, 30 mg; folic acid, 500 mg; niacin, 35,000 mg; Ca-D-panthothenate, 25,000 mg.
2Provided per kg of diet: Fe(FeSO4.H2O),100 mg; Cu(CuSO4.5H2O);8 mg; Mn(MnSO4.H2O),120 mg; Zn (ZnSO4.H2O),100 mg; Se (Na2SeO3), 0.3 mg; I (KI), 0.7 mg.
3The part of betonite in the basal diet was replaced by BM, AG, or XG for different dietary treatments.