Table 2.
Composition and nutrient content of finisher diets
| Ingredients | Dietary treatmenta | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative control | Positive control | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T6 | |
| Corn | 54.70 | 54.70 | 54.89 | 54.89 | 54.80 | 54.69 | 54.80 | 54.69 |
| Soybean | 29.10 | 29.10 | 27.04 | 27.04 | 29.30 | 29.31 | 29.30 | 29.31 |
| Wheat pollard | 5.36 | 5.35 | 5.90 | 5.90 | 3.41 | 3.16 | 3.41 | 3.16 |
| CPO | 3.460 | 3.460 | 3.400 | 3.400 | 3.74 | 3.815 | 3.74 | 3.815 |
| Fish meal (55 %) | 3.600 | 3.600 | 5.040 | 5.040 | 3.870 | 3.945 | 3.870 | 3.945 |
| L-Lysine | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| DL-Methionine | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| Monodicalcium phosphate21 | 1.40 | 1.40 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.40 | 1.40 | 1.40 | 1.40 |
| Calcium carbonate | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.30 |
| Choline chloride | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| Salt | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| Mineral premixb | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Vitamin premixc | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| Antioxidantd | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Toxin bindere | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| Antibioticf | 0.01 | |||||||
| postbiotic RI11 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | |||||
| postbiotic RG14 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | |||||
| Inulin | 0.80 | 1.00 | 0.80 | 1.00 | ||||
| Calculated nutrient content (g/kg)g | ||||||||
| Crude protein | 199.1 | 199.1 | 199.1 | 199.1 | 199.0 | 199.1 | 199.0 | 199.1 |
| Metabolizable energy (MJ/Kg) | 13.00 | 13.00 | 13.00 | 13.00 | 13.00 | 13.00 | 13.00 | 13.00 |
| Calcium | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
| Total phosphorus | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Avail. P for poultry | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
aNegative control: (basal diet), Positive control: (basal diet + neomycin and oxytetracycline), T1: (0.3 % RI11), T2: (0.3 % RG14), T3: (0.3 % RI11 + 0.8 % Inulin), T4: (0.3 % RI11 + 1.0 % Inulin), T5: (0.3 % RG14 + 0.8 % Inulin), T6: (0.3 % RG14+ 1.0 % Inulin)
bMineral mix contains Fe 100 mg, Mn 110 mg, Cu 20 mg, Zn 100 mg, I 2 mg, Se 0.2 mg, Co 0.6 mg
cVitamin premix contains retinol 2 mg, cholicalciferol 0.03 mg, α-tocopherol 0.02 mg, menadione 1.33 mg, cobalamin 0.03 mg, thiamine 0.83 mg, riboflavin 2 mg, folic acid 0.33 mg, biotin 0.03 mg, panthothenic acid 3.75 mg, niacin 23.3 mg, pyridoxine 1.33 mg
dAntioxidant contains butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)
eToxin binder contains natural hydrated sodium calcium aluminium silicates
fA combination of oxytetracyclin and neomycin at the concentration of 100 ppm (w/w)
gThe diets were formulated using FeedLIVE International software (Thailand)