Table 1. Ingredients and chemical composition of basal diet.
| Ingredients (% diet) | Starter diet(7–21 day) | Finisher diet(22–35 day) |
|---|---|---|
| Maize | 59.00 | 58.00 |
| Soyabean (Solvent extracted) | 33.18 | 21.12 |
| Soyabean (Full fat) | — | 9.58 |
| Soyabean oil | 2.00 | 2.55 |
| Fish Meal | 2.15 | — |
| Wheat bran | — | 5.08 |
| Salt (Nacl) | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| Limestone | 1.50 | 1.50 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 1.50 | 1.50 |
| Lysine | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| Methionine | 0.19 | 0.19 |
| Vitamin & Mineral premix* | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
| Calculated composition | ||
| Protein (%) | 21.56 | 19.31 |
| ME (MJ/Kg) | 12.97 | 13.38 |
| Calcium (%) | 1.02 | 0.94 |
| Phosphorus (%) | 0.48 | 0.42 |
*Nutrition value per Kg of vitamin and mineral premix contains 140000 IU of vitamin A, 70 mg of vitamin E, 3000 IU of vitamin D3, 4 mg of vitamin K, 3 mg of thiamine, 10 mg of vitaminB2, 8 mg of vitamin B6, 0.04 mg of vitamin B12, 48 mg of niacin, 20 mg of calcium d-pantothenate, 500 mg of choline chloride, 0.20 mg of biotin, 1.8 mg of folic acid, 80 mg of manganese, 70 mg of zinc, 50 mg of iron, 10 mg of copper, 3 mg of iodine, 0.4 mg of selenium, and 0.2 mg of cobalt.