Table 1.
Basal diet composition and chemical analysis
| Ingredient | Finisher diet (22–42 d) |
|---|---|
| Maize | 63.21 |
| Soybean meal 43% | 29.00 |
| Soy oil | 2.70 |
| Fish meal | 2.00 |
| Limestone | 1.30 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 1.20 |
| Salt | 0.30 |
| Methionine | 0.15 |
| Trace mineral mix1 | 0.10 |
| Vitamin premix2 | 0.04 |
| Nutrient and energy level (calculated) | |
| CP (%) | 19.1 |
| ME (MJ/kg) | 12.71 |
| Lysine (%) | 0.98 |
| Methionine (%) | 0.47 |
| Methionine+cystine (%) | 0.81 |
| Calcium (%) | 0.86 |
| Total phosphorus (%) | 0.57 |
| Available phosphorus (%) | 0.37 |
1
Trace mineral mix supplied per kg of diet: manganese, 75 mg; zinc, 69 mg; copper, 7 mg; iodine, 0.4 mg; iron, 4 mg; and selenium, 0.2 mg.
2
Vitamin premix supplied per kg of diet: vitamin A, 12,000 IU; cholecalciferol, 4,000 IU; vitamin E (DL-α-tocopheryl acetate), 30 IU; vitamin K3, 3 mg; thiamine, 2.2 mg; riboflavin, 10 mg; pyridoxine, 4 mg; vitamin B12, 0.02 mg; pantothenic acid, 7 mg; nicotinic acid, 37.0 mg; folic acid, 0.30 mg; biotin, 0.20 mg; choline chloride, 400 mg.