Table 2.
Diet formulation for control diet.1
| Item | Starter | Grower | Finisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingredient, g/kg | |||
| Sorghum (9.5% CP) | 640.4 | 656.1 | 692.8 |
| Soybean meal (46% CP) | 308.3 | 282.0 | 234.2 |
| Soybean oil | 15.3 | 29.0 | 40.8 |
| Monodicalcium phosphate | 10.3 | 9.40 | 7.48 |
| Limestone | 10.6 | 11.3 | 11.5 |
| NaCl | 3.05 | 3.10 | 2.60 |
| dl-Methionine | 2.94 | 2.15 | 2.26 |
| Lysine·HCl | 3.57 | 2.13 | 3.16 |
| Choline chloride | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| l-threonine | 0.90 | 0.24 | 0.69 |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Phytase2 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Vitamin/Mineral premix3 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 |
| Calculated nutritional value, % | |||
| Crude protein | 22.0 | 20.0 | 18.0 |
| Metabolizable energy, kcal/kg | 3,000 | 3,100 | 3,200 |
| Crude fiber | 2.40 | 2.31 | 2.18 |
| Calcium | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.85 |
| Phosphorous | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.50 |
| Available phosphorous | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.40 |
| Sodium | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.18 |
| Total lysine | 1.24 | 1.05 | 1.00 |
| Total methionine + cysteine | 0.87 | 0.76 | 0.72 |
| Total threonine | 0.79 | 0.68 | 0.65 |
Enzymes were included in test diets at the expense of sorghum.
Quantum Blue 5G, AB Vista formulated considering a nutrient equivalence of 52 kcal/kg metabolizable energy; 0.421% crude protein; 0.017% lysine; 0.039% methionine + cysteine; 0.033% threonine; 0.035% sodium; 0.15% available phosphorus and 0.165% calcium.
Supplied per kilogram diet: iron (Ferrous sulfate), 60 mg, manganese (Manganese sulfate and manganese oxide), 120 mg; zinc (Zinc oxide), 100 mg; iodine (Calcium iodate), 1 mg; copper (Copper sulfate), 8 mg; selenium (Sodium selenite), 0.3 mg, vitamin A, 9,600 IU; vitamin D3 3,600 IU; vitamin E, 18 mg; vitamin B12, 15 μg; riboflavin, 10 mg; niacin, 48 mg; d-pantothenic acid, 18 mg; vitamin K, 2 mg; folic acid, 1.2 mg; vitamin B6, 4 mg; thiamine, 3 mg; d-biotin, 72 μg.