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. 2014 Dec 11;9(12):e113687. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113687

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
1

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.

2

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.