Table 1.
The composition and nutrients of basal diet.
| Ingredient | Content (%) | Chemical composition | Content |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 55.23 | CP, % | 20.90 |
| Soybean meal | 30.67 | ME, Mcal/kg | 3.00 |
| Wheat shorts | 4.00 | Calcium, % | 1.00 |
| Fish meala | 3.00 | Total P, % | 0.65 |
| Soybean oilb | 2.90 | Available P, % | 0.45 |
| DL-methionine | 0.27 | Methionine + cysteine, % | 0.90 |
| NaCl | 0.27 | Lysine, % | 1.05 |
| Limestone | 1.33 | ||
| Calcium phosphate | 1.33 | ||
| Vitamin–mineral premixc | 1.00 | ||
aCrude protein content is 62.5% and metabolizable energy is 2.79 Mcal/kg.
bMetabolizable energy is 8.8 Mcal/kg. cSupplied per kilogram of diet: vitamin A (retinyl acetate), 1,500 IU; cholecalciferol, 200 IU; vitamin E (DL-α-tocopheryl acetate), 10 IU; riboflavin, 3.5 mg; pantothenic acid, 10 mg; niacin, 30 mg; cobalamin, 10 μg; choline chloride, 1,000 mg; biotin, 0.15 mg; folic acid, 0.5 mg; thiamine 1.5 mg; pyridoxine 3.0 mg; Fe, 80 mg; Zn, 40 mg; Mn, 60 mg; I, 0.18 mg; Cu, 8 mg; Se, 0.15 mg.