Table 1. Composition and nutrient level of diets (as fed basis).
1–21 d | 22–42 d | |||
Items | CM | HM | CM | HM |
Ingredient (%) | ||||
Corn | 57.0 | 57.0 | 61.9 | 61.9 |
Soybean meal | 31.3 | 31.3 | 25.6 | 25.6 |
Corn gluten meal | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
Soybean oil | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
Dicalcium phosphate | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
Limestone | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
L-Lysine, HCl | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
DL-Methionine | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Sodium chloride | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Vitamin and mineral mixa | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Calculated nutrient content | ||||
Metabolizable energy (MJ/kg) | 12.69 | 12.71 | 13.10 | 13.12 |
CP (%) | 21.52 | 21.58 | 19.71 | 19.77 |
Lysine (%) | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.04 | 1.04 |
Methionine (%) | 0.50 | 0.60 | 0.43 | 0.53 |
Total sulfur amino acids (%) | 0.85 | 0.95 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
Calcium (%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.90 | 0.90 |
Non-phytate phosphorus (%) | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.42 | 0.42 |
Analyzed nutrient content | ||||
DM (%) | 90.40 | 90.52 | 89.08 | 88.73 |
CP (%) | 21.76 | 21.69 | 19.23 | 19.54 |
Ether extract (%) | 5.96 | 5.89 | 5.67 | 5.75 |
Lysine (%) | 1.18 | 1.15 | 1.02 | 1.06 |
Methionine (%) | 0.51 | 0.63 | 0.40 | 0.55 |
Total sulfur amino acids (%) | 0.89 | 0.97 | 0.73 | 0.82 |
Methionine/total sulfur amino acids | 0.57 | 0.65 | 0.55 | 0.67 |
Methionine/lysine | 0.43 | 0.55 | 0.39 | 0.52 |
Providing the following per mg/kg diet: retinyl acetate, 3.44; cholecalciferol, 0.075; all-rac-α-tocopherol acetate, 30; menadione, 1.3; thiamin, 2.2; riboflavin, 8; nicotinamide, 40; choline chloride, 600; calcium pantothenate, 10; pyridoxine·HCl, 4; biotin, 0.04; folic acid, 1; cobalamin, 0.013; Fe (as FeSO4.H2O), 80; Cu (as CuSO4.5H2O), 8; Mn (as MnSO4.H2O), 110; Zn (as ZnO), 65; I (as KIO3), 1.1; Se (as Na2SeO3), 0.3.