Table 1.
The composition and nutrient contents of basal diet (air dry basis)
| Item | Content |
|---|---|
| Ingredients (%) | |
| Corn | 61.88 |
| Soybean meal | 21.98 |
| Wheat middling | 4.00 |
| Fish meal | 3.00 |
| Dried whey | 3.00 |
| Soy protein concentrate | 1.50 |
| CaHPO4 | 1.25 |
| Premix1 | 1.00 |
| Limestone | 0.69 |
| Soy oil | 0.50 |
| Acidifier | 0.30 |
| NaCl | 0.30 |
| L-lysine·HCl | 0.25 |
| Choline chloride | 0.20 |
| Mould inhibitor | 0.10 |
| DL-methionine | 0.05 |
| Total | 100 |
| Nutrient levels | |
| DE (MJ/kg) | 14.22 |
| CP (%) | 20.9 |
| Lys (%) | 1.15 |
| Met (%) | 0.30 |
| Met+cys (%) | 0.65 |
| Thr (%) | 0.74 |
| Trp (%) | 0.21 |
| Ca (%) | 0.70 |
| P (%) | 0.60 |
| Available phosphorus (%) | 0.32 |
| NaCl (%) | 0.38 |
| Proline (%) | 1.44 |
| Alanine (%) | 0.47 |
DE, digestible energy; CP, crude protein.
1
The premix provides for a kg of feed: Fe (as ferrous of sulfate), 100 mg; Cu (as copper sulfate), 150 mg; Mn (as manganese sulfate), 40 mg; Zn (as zinc sulfate), 100 mg; I, 0.5 mg; Se (as sodium selenite), 0.3 mg; vit A, 10,800 IU; vit D3, 4,000 IU; vit E, 40 IU; vit K3, 4 mg; vit B1 (thiamine), 6 mg; vit B2 (riboflavin), 12 mg; vit B6 (pyridoxin), 6 mg; vit B12 (cobalamin), 0.05 mg; biotin, 0.2 mg; folic acid, 2 mg; niacin, 50 mg; D-calcium pantothenate, 25 mg.