Table A1.
Ingredient composition and nutrient contents of control and experimental diets.
| Item | NC 1 Diet | MC 2 Diet |
|---|---|---|
| Ingredients, % | ||
| Normal corn | 16.75 | 16.75 |
| Fusarium toxins uncontaminated corn | 44.50 | - |
| Fusarium toxins contaminated corn | - | 44.50 |
| Soybean meal | 15.79 | 15.79 |
| Extruded soybean | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Fish meal | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Wheat bran | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Soybean oil | 1.74 | 1.74 |
| Vitamin and mineral premix 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Limestone powder | 0.98 | 0.98 |
| Calcium hydrogen phosphate | 0.78 | 0.78 |
| Salt | 0.37 | 0.37 |
| Lysine HCl (98%) | 0.09 | 0.09 |
| Total | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Analyzed chemical composition 4 | ||
| DM, % | 88.96 | 88.28 |
| CP, % | 20.11 | 20.4 |
| Crude ash, % | 4.70 | 4.89 |
| Crude fiber, % | 1.71 | 1.96 |
| Ether extract, % | 8.04 | 8.65 |
| Calculated DE, 5 kcal/kg | 3400.00 | 3400.00 |
1 NC, negative control (basal diet). 2 MC, mycotoxin-contaminated diet. 3 Provided, per kilogram of diet (as-fed basis) 55 mg Zn (ZnSO4), 30 mg Cu (CuSO4), 60 mg Mn (MnSO4), 120 mg Fe (FeSO4), 1 mg I (KI), 2 mg Co (CoSO4), 0.3 mg Se (Na2SeO3), 9000 IU vitamin A, 1800 IU vitamin D3, 40 IU vitamin E, 3 mg vitamin B1, 4.5 mg vitamin B2, 16 mg pantothenic acid, 10 mg vitamin B6, 0.08 mg vitamin B12, 28 mg niacin, 2 mg folic acid, 1.8 mg vitamin K3, 0.2 mg biotin, 800 mg choline chloride, and 100 mg vitamin C. The premix did not contain additional Cu, Zn, antibiotics, or probiotics. 4 Unless indicated otherwise. 5 Based on a DM content of 88%.