Table 1.
Control diet composition, as fed basis.
| Ingredient | g/kg |
|---|---|
| Corn | 276 |
| Barley | 300 |
| Soybean meal, 44% CP | 40 |
| Full fat extruded soybeans | 40 |
| Soya protein concentrate | 60 |
| Fish meal LTa | 50 |
| Dried whey | 40 |
| Acid wheyb | 150 |
| Wheat gluten | 6.8 |
| Sepiolite | 10 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 11 |
| L-Lysine·HCl | 4.4 |
| DL-Methionine | 2.7 |
| L-threonine | 1.9 |
| L-tryptophan | 0.4 |
| Choline chloride, 50% choline | 2.0 |
| Chromic oxide | 1.5 |
| Vitamin and mineral premixc | 3.0 |
| Calculated nutrient compositiond | |
| GE, Mcal/kg | 4.75 |
| Crude protein, g/kg | 183.9 |
| Ether extract, g/kg | 51.1 |
| Crude fiber, g/kg | 27.8 |
| Ca, g/kg | 6.44 |
| P total, g/kg | 6.95 |
| P available, g/kg | 4.01 |
| Lysine, g/kg | 13.87 |
aFish meal low temperature: product obtained by removing most of the water and some or all of the oil from fish by heating at low temperature (<70°C) and pressing.
bAcid whey: product obtained by drying fresh whey (derived during the manufacture of cheeses) that has been pasteurized.
cProvided the following per kilogram of diet: vitamin A, 13,500 IU; vitamin D3, 2000 IU; vitamin E, 80 mg; vitamin K3, 4 mg; thiamine, 3 mg; riboflavin, 8 mg; vitamin B6, 5 mg; vitamin B12, 40 µg; nicotinic acid, 40 mg; calcium pantothenate, 15 mg; folic acid, 1.3 mg; biotin, 150 µg; Fe, 120 mg as iron carbonate; Cu, 175 mg as copper sulfate 5H2O; Zn, 110 mg as zinc oxide; Mn, 65 mg as manganese sulfate; I, 1 mg as potassium iodate; selenium, 0.10 mg as sodium selenite.
dBased on composition values from NRC (1998).