Table 1.
Composition and nutrient levels of the basal diet (%) (air-dry basis).
| Item | Content |
|---|---|
| Ingredients | |
| Corn | 63.00 |
| Soybean meal | 25.53 |
| Fishmeal | 3.37 |
| Whey powder | 3.00 |
| Flour | 1.53 |
| Limestone | 1.39 |
| Methionine + Cystine | 0.65 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 0.73 |
| NaCl | 0.20 |
| Vitamin and mineral premix1 | 0.35 |
| Lysine | 0.25 |
| Nutrient levels2 | |
| ME, MJ/kg | 13.60 |
| CP | 18.81 |
| Calcium | 0.90 |
| Phosphorus | 0.40 |
| Lysine | 1.20 |
1
Vitamin and mineral premix provided per kilogram of diet: Iron 101 mg, zinc 101 mg, manganese 4 mg, copper 6 mg, iodine 0.28 mg, selenium 0.33 mg, VA 2,615 IU, carotene 10.5 mg, VD 302 IU, VE 22 IU VK 4.0 mg, VB2 4.4 mg, VB12 22 mg, VB1 2.2 mg, niacin 24 mg, pantothenic 22 mg, biotin 0.20 mg, folic acid 1.21 mg.
2
Nutrient levels: the level of ME was calculated, whereas other nutrient levels were measured.