Table 1. Composition and nutrient levels of basal diet (as-fed basis)1.
Item | NC | DON | GLU | DG |
Ingredients, % | ||||
Corn | 61.25 | 61.25 | 60.03 | 60.03 |
Soybean | 15.79 | 15.79 | 15.47 | 15.47 |
Extruded-soybean | 10.00 | 10.00 | 9.80 | 9.80 |
Fish meal | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.90 | 4.90 |
Wheat bran | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.94 | 2.94 |
Soybean oil | 1.74 | 1.74 | 1.71 | 1.71 |
Premix2 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 0.98 |
Limestone powder | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.96 | 0.96 |
Calcium hydrogen phosphate | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.76 |
Salt | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.36 |
Glutamic acid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
Lys·HCl (98%) | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
Analyzed chemical composition | ||||
DM, % | 89.85 | 89.84 | 89.83 | 89.82 |
CP, % | 18.90 | 18.91 | 18.96 | 18.97 |
Crude ash, % | 6.79 | 6.78 | 6.77 | 6.75 |
Calculated DE, kcal/kg | 3400 | 3400 | 3400 | 3400 |
NC = uncontaminated basal diet, DON = basal diet contaminated with deoxynivalenol (4 mg/kg), GLU = uncontaminated basal diet supplemented with 2% glutamic acid; DG = DON diet supplemented with 2% glutamic acid.
Providing the following amount of vitamins and minerals per kilogram on an as-fed basis: Zn (ZnO), 50 mg; Cu (CuSO4), 20 mg; Mn (MnO), 55 mg; Fe (FeSO4), 100 mg; I (KI), 1 mg; Co (CoSO4), 2 mg; Se (Na2SeO3), 0.3 mg; vitamin A, 8,255 IU; vitamin D3, 2,000 IU; vitamin E, 40 IU; vitamin B1, 2 mg; vitamin B2, 4 mg; pantothenic acid, 15 mg; vitamin B6, 10 mg; vitamin B12, 0.05 mg; vitamin PP, 30 mg; folic acid, 2 mg; vitamin K3, 1.5 mg; biotin, 0.2 mg; choline chloride, 800 mg; and vitamin C, 100 mg. The premix did not contain additional copper, zinc, antibiotics, or probiotics.