Table 2. Ingredient and nutrient composition of the common diets1.
| Item | Starter | Grower | Finisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingredients, % | |||
| Corn | 47.48 | 54.73 | 59.39 |
| Soybean meal | 44.45 | 36.98 | 33.07 |
| Soybean oil | 4.04 | 5.33 | 5.11 |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 1.33 | 0.74 | 0.40 |
| Limestone | 1.35 | 1.03 | 0.85 |
| Salt | 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.42 |
| Vitamin and mineral mix2 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| DL-Methionine, 99% | 0.40 | 0.34 | 0.31 |
| L-Lysine HCl, 78% | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.18 |
| L-Threonine, 98.5% | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| Choline chloride, 60% | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
| Energy and nutrients, % or unless noted | |||
| AMEn, kcal/kg | 2,960 | 3,150 | 3,200 |
| Crude protein | 24.20 | 21.40 | 20.00 |
| Ca | 1.05 | 0.80 | 0.66 |
| Av. P | 0.52 | 0.40 | 0.33 |
| Choline, mg/kg | 1,600 | 1,500 | 1,500 |
| dig. Lys | 1.34 | 1.18 | 1.10 |
| dig. Met + Cys | 1.03 | 0.91 | 0.85 |
| dig. Thr | 0.87 | 0.77 | 0.72 |
| dig. Val | 1.03 | 0.91 | 0.85 |
1 Exp. 1: grower and finisher provided after the experimental phase (1 to 12 d); Exp. 2: starter and finisher provided before and after the experimental phase (12 to 28 d), respectively; Exp. 3: starter and grower provided before the experimental phase (28 to 42 d).
2 Composition per kg of feed: vit. A, 8,000 UI; vit. D3, 2,000 UI; vit. E, 30 UI; vit. K3, 2 mg; thiamine, 2 mg; riboflavin, 6 mg; pyridoxine, 2.5 mg; cyanocobalamine, 0.012 mg, panthothenic acid, 15 mg; niacin, 35 mg; folic acid, 1 mg; biotin, 0.08 mg; iron, 40 mg; zinc, 80 mg; manganese, 80 mg; copper, 10 mg; iodine, 0.7 mg; selenium, 0.3 mg; phytase, 100 mg, monensin sodium, 100 mg.