Table 1.
Dietary ingredients and nutrient levels in the diets (as fed).
| Ingredients (g kg−1) | T0 | T1 | T2 | T3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 530.0 | 529.5 | 529.0 | 528.5 |
| Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell wall extract | — | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| Soybean meal | 220.0 | 220.0 | 220.0 | 220.0 |
| Wheat bean | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| Fish meal | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| Soybean oil | 30.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 |
| Dried porcine soluble | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 |
| Sucrose | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Glucose | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Lysine | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Threonine | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Salt | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Limestone | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Calcium hydrophosphate | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 |
| Premix† | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| Calculated composition | ||||
| Digestive energy (MJ kg−1) | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| Crude protein (g kg−1) | 215.0 | 215.0 | 215.0 | 215.0 |
| Calcium (g kg−1) | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 |
| Phosphorus (g kg−1) | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
†Supplied per kg diet: 10 mg copper; 100 mg iron; 0.3 mg sodium; 100 mg zinc; 10 mg manganese; 386 IU cholecalciferol; 3086 IU retinyl acetate; 15.4 IU all-rac-α-tocopheryl acetate; 2.3 mg menadione; 3.9 mg riboflavin; 15.4 mg D-pantothenic acid; 23 mg niacin; 77 mg choline; and 15.4 μg cyanocobalamin.