Table 2.

Composition and nutrient levels (air-dry basis, %) of grower diets (22–42 d of age)

	Medicated groupsd			Vaccinated groups
Met concentrations:	0.45%	0.56%	0.68%	0.45%	0.56%	0.68%
Ingredients
Corn	60.41	60.29	60.05	60.41	60.29	60.05
Wheat	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Dehulled soybean meal	28.50	28.50	28.50	28.50	28.50	28.50
Soybean oil	2.50	2.60	2.70	2.50	2.60	2.70
Dicalcium phosphate	1.60	1.60	1.60	1.60	1.60	1.60
Limestone	1.20	1.20	1.20	1.20	1.20	1.20
L-Lysine·HCl	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03
Choline chloride	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10
Salt	0.31	0.31	0.31	0.31	0.31	0.31
Vitamin Premixa	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10-
Trace-element premixb	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10
DL-methionine	0.15	0.27	0.39	0.15	0.27	0.39
Total	100	100	100	100	100	100
Nutrient levelsc
ME (Mcal/kg)	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Crude protein	18.50	18.50	18.50	18.50	18.50	18.50
Methionine	0.45	0.56	0.68	0.45	0.56	0.68
Lysine	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Threonine	0.65	0.65	0.65	0.65	0.65	0.65
Calcium	0.95	0.95	0.95	0.95	0.95	0.95
Available phosphorus	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40

^aProvided per kg of diet: vitamain A, 8000 IU; vitamain D₃,2000 IU; vitamain E,15 IU; vitamain K₃, 1.5 mg; thiamine, 2 mg; riboflavin, 5 mg; pyridoxine, 5 mg; vitamain B₁₂, 0.02 mg; folic acid, 0.7 mg; nicotinic acid, 40 mg; pantothenic acid, 12 mg; biotin, 0.2 mg

^bProvided per kg of diet: copper, 10 mg (as copper sulfate); iron, 90 mg (as ferrous sulfate); manganese, 100 mg (as manganese sulfate); zinc, 100 mg (as zinc sulfate); selenium, 0.3 mg (as sodium selenite); iodine, 0.5 mg (as calcium iodate)

^cME is metabolizable energy and is a calculated value. Other nutrient levels are measured values

^dAnanticoccidial drug (narasin, 60 mg/kg diet) was added to diets in medicated groups, and an anticoccidial 7-valent live vaccine was inoculated in vaccinated groups