Table 1.
Ingredients and calculated nutrient content of the starter, grower, and finisher diets.
| Starter | Grower | Finisher | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composition of feed mixtures3 (g/kg) | |||
| Maize | 421 | 490 | 537 |
| Wheat | 50.0 | 30.0 | 40.0 |
| Wheat bran | 60.0 | / | / |
| Soya meal | 285 | 155 | 320 |
| Linseed oil1 | / | / | 50.0 |
| Full fat soybean (extruded) | 137 | 280 | 10.0 |
| Mineral-vitamin-amino acid supplement2 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Calculated nutrient content | |||
| Metabolizable energy (MJ/kg) | 12.5 | 13.0 | 13.4 |
| Protein (g/kg) | 230.0 | 216.5 | 196.9 |
| Lysine (g/kg) | 14.4 | 9.3 | 15.0 |
| Methionine (g/kg) | 6.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| Calcium (g/kg) | 9.6 | 13.0 | 8.8 |
| Phosphorus, available (g/kg) | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.2 |
1100 g of oil contains: 10.1 g SFA, 18.6 g MUFA, 66.9 g PUFA, 54.8 g n-3 PUFA, 12.1 g n-6 PUFA, <0.5 mg α-tocopherol, 29.8 mg γ-tocopherol, and 1.52 mg δ-tocopherol.
2Calculated to meet the mineral and vitamin requirement for finisher diets for broiler Ross 308, per kilogram of feed: vitamin A (10,000 IU), vitamin D (4,500 IU), vitamin E (50 IU), vitamin K (3 mg), biotin (0.18 mg), choline (1600 mg), folic acid (1.9 mg), niacin (60 mg), pantothenic acid (18 mg), vitamin B1 (2.5 mg), vitamin B2 (6.5 mg), vitamin B6 (3.2 mg), vitamin B12 (0.017 mg), Cu (16 mg), I (1.25 mg), Fe (20 mg), Mn (120 mg), Se (0.25 mg), and Zn (110 mg).
3Feed mixtures also contain sodium chloride, limestone, monocalcium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, l-lysine-HCl, dl-methionine, and l-threonine to meet the requirements (Aviagen, 2014), and phytase (DSM, Heerlen, the Netherlands).