Table 5. Ingredient Composition and Nutrient Levels of Basal Diets (Air-Dry Basis, %).
| ingredient | % | nutrient concentrationsa | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| corn | 28.00 | CP | 20.36 |
| extruded corn | 28.00 | ME (MJ/kg) | 14.83 |
| soybean meal | 10.00 | Ca | 0.82 |
| extruded soybean | 7.00 | total P | 0.61 |
| fish meal | 5.00 | available P | 0.43 |
| whey powder | 7.00 | lysine | 1.37 |
| soybean protein concentrate | 8.00 | methionine | 0.45 |
| soybean oil | 2.16 | methionine + cystine | 0.74 |
| sucrose | 2.50 | threonine | 0.81 |
| limestone | 0.70 | tryptophan | 0.21 |
| dicalcium phosphate | 0.45 | ||
| salt | 0.30 | ||
| l-lysine HCl | 0.28 | ||
| dl-methionine | 0.12 | ||
| l-threonine | 0.04 | ||
| choline chloride | 0.10 | ||
| vitamin premixb | 0.05 | ||
| mineral premixc | 0.30 |
a
Values are calculated.
b
The premix provides the following per kilogram of the diet: vitamin A, 6000 IU; vitamin D3, 400 IU; vitamin E, 10 IU; vitamin K3, 2 mg; vitamin B1, 0.8 mg; vitamin B2, 6.4 mg; vitamin B6, 2.4 mg; vitamin B12, 12 μg; folic acid, 0.2 mg; nicotinic acid, 14 mg; and d-pantothenic acid, 10 mg.
c
The premix provides the following per kilogram of the diet: Fe (as ferrous sulfate), 130 mg; Cu (as copper sulfate), 80 mg; Mn (as manganese sulfate), 60 mg; Zn (zinc sulfate), 120 mg; I (potassium iodide), 0.3 mg; and Se (as sodium selenite), 0.35 mg.