Table 1.
Composition and nutrient levels of basal diets (days 1–12 of trial).
| Ingredients | Content, % | Calculated composition | Content, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 23.00 | Digestible energy, MJ/kg | 3.35 |
| Extruded corn | 20.00 | Crude protein | 19.01 |
| Soybean meal | 6.50 | Crude fat | 4.99 |
| Fermented soybean meal | 6.50 | Crude fiber | 1.77 |
| Oats meal | 15.00 | Calcium | 1.06 |
| Fish meal | 6.00 | Available phosphorus | 0.59 |
| Whey permeate | 15.00 | SID-lysine | 1.26 |
| Soybean oil | 1.00 | SID-methionine | 0.46 |
| Limestone | 1.20 | SID-threonine | 0.79 |
| Calcium bicarbonate | 0.80 | SID-tryptophan | 0.27 |
| Premix1 | 4.00 |
SID = standardized ileal digestible.
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Provided per kilogram of diet: vitamin A 13,000 IU, vitamin D3 1,800 IU, vitamin E 60 mg, vitamin K1 3.0 mg, vitamin B1 2.0 mg, vitamin B2 6.0 mg, vitamin B6 10.0 mg, vitamin B12 0.02 mg, niacin 35.0 mg, calcium pantothenic 15.0 mg, biotin 0.12 mg, folic acid 1.0 mg; Fe 150.0 mg, Cu 120.0 mg, Zn 150.0 mg, Mn 45.0 mg, Se 0.30 mg, Co 1 mg, I 0.30 mg.