Table 1.
The ingredient composition and nutrient levels of the basal diet to broilers
| Items | Starter (d 7–21) |
|---|---|
| Ingredients (%) | |
| Wheat | 60.0 |
| Corn | 7.5 |
| Soybean meal | 28.0 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 1.35 |
| Ground limestone | 1.41 |
| Lysine-HCl | 0.26 |
| DL-methionine | 0.11 |
| Salt | 0.37 |
| Premix1 | 1.0 |
| Total | 100 |
| Nutrient levels (%) | |
| ME (MJ/kg) | 12.2 |
| CP | 21.6 |
| Calcium | 1.0 |
| Available phosphorus | 0.41 |
| Lysine | 1.09 |
| Methionine+cystine | 0.81 |
| Soluble NSP2 | 1.9 |
| Insoluble NSP2 | 8.36 |
| Total NSP2 | 10.26 |
ME, metabolizable energy; CP, crude protein; NSP, non-starch polysaccharides.
1
Premix provided per kilogram of diet: retinyl acetate, 12,000 IU; cholecalciferol, 2,500 IU; DL-α-tocopheryl acetate, 20 mg; thiamin mononitrate, 2 mg; riboflavin, 6 mg; cyanocobalamin, 0.025 mg; biotin, 0.03 mg; folic acid, 1.5 mg; calcium pantothenate, 12 mg; nicotinic acid, 50 mg; pyridoxine, 5 mg; choline chloride, 500 mg; iron, 80 mg; copper, 8 mg; manganese, 100 mg; zinc, 75 mg; iodine, 0.35 mg; selenium, 0.15 mg.
2
Analyzed value.