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. 2014 Jul 5;10:149. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-10-149

Table 1.

Ingredients and composition of experimental basal diet

Ingredients (%)
Control
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
    COM246 3 COM345 4 COM456 5
Yellow corn
58.20
58.20
58.20
58.20
Soybean meal
24.10
24.100
24.10
24.10
Wheat
3.80
3.20
3.20
3.20
Crude palm oil
1.55
1.55
1.55
1.55
L-lysine
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
DL-methionine
0.16
0.16
0.16
0.16
MDCP
2.50
2.50
2.50
2.50
Limestone
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
Common salt
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
Vitamin premix1
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
Mineral premix2
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
Choline chloride
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
COM metabolite
-
0.60
0.60
0.60
Total
100
100
100
100
 Calculated values
 
 
 
ME(Cal/kg)
2805.32
2804.48
2806.17
2805.73
Crude protein, %
16.83
16.86
16.81
16.85
Calcium, %
3.70
3.70
3.70
3.71
Avai. Phophorus, % 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45

1Vitamin premix provided per kilogram of diet: retinol 3.00 mg; cholecalciferol 0.06 mg; α-tocopherol 15.00 mg; thiamine 1.20 mg; riboflavin 4.00 mg; pantothenic acid 8.00 mg; pyridoxine 2.00 mg; niacin 30.00 mg; cobalamin 0.02 mg; folic acid 0.50 mg; biotin 0.03 mg; menadione 3.00 mg.

2Mineral premix provided per kilogram of diet: manganese 100.0 mg; copper 8.0 mg; iodine 0.8 mg; cobalt 0.25 mg; selenium 0.3 mg; zinc 80.0 mg; iron 40.0 mg.

3Com246 is a combination of 3 strains TL1, RI11 and RG11.

4Com345 is a combination of 3 strains RS5, RI11and RG14.

5Com456 is a combination of 3 strains RI11, RG14 and RG11.