Table 4.
Nutrient analysis of diets during the starter (1st–21st days of age) and grower (22nd–42nd days of age) periods.
| Calculated nutrients | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (ME) (kcal/kg) | 3019.8 | 3019.8 | 3019.8 | 3019.8 | 2995.0 | 2995.0 | 2995.0 | 2995.0 |
| Crude protein (%) | 20.48 | 20.48 | 20.48 | 20.48 | 19.39 | 19.39 | 19.39 | 19.39 |
| Calcium (%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 |
| Available phosphorus (%) | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 |
| DCAB (mEq/kg) | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 |
| Lysine (SID**) (%) | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.96 |
| Methionine (SID) (%) | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 |
| Methionine + cysteine (SID) (%) | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.78 |
| Threonine (SID)** (%) | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.71 |
**SID (standardized ileal digestible).