Table 1.
Composition of the basal diet.
| Item | 0 to 21 d | 21 to 35 d |
|---|---|---|
| Ingredient, % | ||
| Yellow corn, grain | 44.11 | 51.65 |
| Soybean oil | 5.26 | 3.94 |
| Full-fat soybean meal, 38% | 13.38 | 16.43 |
| Soybean meal, 44% | 33.20 | 24.40 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 1.61 | 1.39 |
| Limestone, pulverized | 1.51 | 1,37 |
| Salts | 0.33 | 0.33 |
| DL-Methionine | 0.41 | 0.17 |
| Vitamin premix1 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Mineral premix2 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Total | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Calculated value | ||
| CP, % | 23.0 | 21.0 |
| ME, kcal/g | 3,150 | 3,200 |
| Calcium, % | 0.95 | 0.85 |
| Available phosphorus, % | 0.47 | 0.42 |
| Met + Cys, % | 1.16 | 0.86 |
| Lys, % | 1.32 | 1.30 |
1Vitamin premix supplied per kilogram of diet: vitamin A, 3,000 IU; vitamin D3, 400 IU; vitamin E, 10 IU; vitamin K3, 1 mg; vitamin B1, 3.6 mg; vitamin B2, 5.4 mg; vitamin B6, 7.0 mg; Ca-pantothenate, 20.0 mg; niacin, 70 mg; biotin, 0.3 mg; folic acid, 1.1 mg; vitamin B12, 0.02 mg.
2Mineral premix supplied per kilogram of diet: Cu (CuSO4 • 5H2O, 25.45% Cu), 8 mg; Fe (FeSO4 • 7H2O, 20.09% Fe), 80 mg; Mn (MnSO4 • H2O, 32.49% Mn), 60 mg; Zn (ZnO, 80.35% Zn), 40 mg; Se (NaSeO3, 45.56% Se), 0.15 mg.