Table 1.
Experimental diet composition and nutrient content1) (as fed basis)
| Item | Exp 1 | Exp 2 | ||
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| Meal | Pellet | Meal | Pellet | |
| Ingredients (%) | ||||
| Whole wheat | 97.84 | 92.52 | ||
| Soybean meal | - | 3 | ||
| Limestone | 1 | 0.85 | ||
| Dicalcium phosphate | - | 1.2 | ||
| L-Lysine-HCl (98%) | - | 0.9 | ||
| DL-methionine (98%) | - | 0.11 | ||
| Threonine (98%) | - | 0.32 | ||
| NaCl | 0.3 | 0.4 | ||
| Premix2) | 0.8 | 0.5 | ||
| Choline chloride | 0.06 | - | ||
| Analyzed chemical content2) (%) | ||||
| Dry matter | 89.3 | 89.3 | 88.8 | 89.39 |
| Organic matter | 85.9 | 85.9 | - | - |
| Crude protein | 14.2 | 14.6 | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Neutral detergent fiber | 17.7 | 17.1 | 14.87 | 12.82 |
| Acid detergent fiber | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.13 | 4.24 |
| Gross energy (MJ/kg DM) | 15.6 | 16 | 15.9 | 16 |
| Ash | 3.4 | 3.4 | - | - |
| Total phosphorus | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.31 | 0.31 |
| Calcium | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.64 | 0.64 |
1)
Same experiment diet design was used during different measures. The data in this table are analytical values.
2)
Premix provided the following per kg of complete diet: vitamin A, 5,512 IU; vitamin D3, 2,200 IU; vitamin E, 30 IU; vitamin K3, 2.2 mg; vitamin B12, 27.6 μg; riboflavin, 4 mg; pantothenic acid, 14 mg; niacin, 30 mg; choline chloride, 400 mg; folic acid, 0.7 mg; thiamin, 1.5 mg; pyridoxine, 3 mg; biotin, 44 μg; Mn, 40 mg (MnSO4); Fe, 75 mg (FeSO4·H2O); Zn, 75 mg (ZnSO4); Cu, 100 mg (CuSO4·5H2O); I, 0.3 mg (KI); Se, 0.3 mg (Na2SeO3).