Table 1.
Composition of the broiler diet
| broiler starter diet | |
|---|---|
| Ingredient composition | (% inclusion) |
| Maize | 35.03 |
| Soybean meal | 30 |
| Wheat | 27.6 |
| Premixa | 2 |
| Soybean oil | 1.92 |
| Palm oil | 1 |
| Chalk | 0.7 |
| Monocalcium phosphate | 0.66 |
| DL-methionine | 0.26 |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 0.23 |
| Lysine HCl | 0.22 |
| NaCl | 0.19 |
| L-threonine | 0.05 |
| Enzyme (NSP degrading b) | 0.02 |
| Enzyme (Phytase c) | 0.01 |
| Calculated composition | g/kg |
| Crude protein | 209 |
| Ether extract | 56 |
| Crude fibre | 24.6 |
| Ash | 51.8 |
| Starch (amylase) | 388.6 |
| Ca | 7.8 |
| P | 5.2 |
| Cl | 1.7 |
| Na | 1.6 |
| K | 8.6 |
| 6-phytase (PU d/kg) | 500 |
| Digestible lysine | 11.2 |
| Digestible methionine | 5.4 |
| Digestible methionine + cysteine | 8.3 |
| Digestible threonine | 6.9 |
| Digestible tryptophan | 2.2 |
| Digestible isoleucine | 7.7 |
| Digestible valine | 8.3 |
| Digestible arginine | 12.5 |
| Digestible glycine + serine | 16 |
| Absorbable phosphorus | 4.2 |
| Analysed composition (g/kg) | |
| ME (kcal/kg) | 2900 |
| Dry matter | 873.4 |
| Crude ash | 50.6 |
| Crude protein | 201.1 |
| Crude fat | 60.5 |
| Crude fibre | 29.5 |
| Starch | 375.5 |
| Calcium | 7.7 |
| Phosphorus | 5.2 |
aPremix supplied per kg of feed. Vitamin A, 12 500 (internation unit (IU); Vitamin D3 3500 IU; Vitamin Hy-D, 0.025 mg; Vitamin E, 100 IU; Vitamin K3, 4 mg; Vitamin B1 4 mg; Vitamin B2 9 mg; Pantothenic acid 20 mg; Niacinamide, 70 mg; Vitamin B6, 6 mg; Folate, 1.5 mg; Vitamin B12, 30 μg; Biotine 250, μg; Betaine, 150 mg; L-Carnitine, 30 mg; Fe, 50.0 mg; I, 2.0 mg; Cu, 14.0 mg; Mn, 55 mg; Zn, 100 mg; Se, 0.3 mg
bHostazyme X®
cPhyzyme® XP 5000 L
dPU, phytase units