Table 1.
Composition of the basal diet (%, as-fed basis).1
| Ingredient, % | |
|---|---|
| Corn | 40.68 |
| Soybean meal, dehulled | 48.32 |
| L-Lys HCl | 0.38 |
| L-Thr | 0.09 |
| Poultry fat | 4.81 |
| Ground limestone | 1.45 |
| Dicalcium phosphate, P 18.5% | 3.38 |
| Micro salt | 0.37 |
| Sodium Se premix | 0.05 |
| Choline chloride, 60% | 0.24 |
| Mineral premix2 | 0.13 |
| Vitamin premix3 | 0.10 |
| Total | 100.00 |
| Calculated nutrient composition | |
| DM, % | 89.7 |
| ME, Mcal/kg | 3.02 |
| CP, % | 26.7 |
| Lys, % | 1.84 |
| Thr, % | 1.11 |
| Met, % | 0.32 |
| Met + Cys, % | 0.63 |
| Ca, % | 1.40 |
| Available P, % | 0.75 |
| Total P, % | 1.02 |
1The basal diet contained 0.63% S containing AA meeting 60% of NRC requirement for a turkey poult from d 0 to 28 of age. The dietary treatments were supplemented with increasing levels (0.17 or 0.33%) of either DL-Met (analyzed levels: 0.161 and 0.329%) or L-Met (analyzed levels: 0.159 and 0.327%) to include S containing AA meeting 75 and 90% of NRC requirement, respectively.
2The trace mineral premix provided in milligrams per kilogram of complete diet: 4.0 mg of Mn as manganous oxide; 165 mg of Zn as zinc sulfate; 165 mg of Fe as ferrous sulfate; 16.5 mg of Cu as copper sulfate; 0.30 mg of I as ethylenediamine dihydroiodide.
3The vitamin premix provided per kilogram of diet: 6613.8 IU vitamin A as vitamin A acetate; 992.0 IU of vitamin D3; 19.8 IU vitamin E; 2.64 mg vitamin K as menadione sodiu, bisulfate; 0.03 mg of vitamin B12; 4.63 mg riboflavin; 18.52 mg of D-pantothenic acid as calcium panthonate; 24.96 mg of niacin; 0.07 mg biotin.