Table 1.
Ingredient and calculated chemical composition of the starter (d0–10) and grower (d11–26 post-hatch) diets.
| Item | Starter | Grower |
|---|---|---|
| Ingredient (%) | ||
| Wheat | 47.8 | 51.5 |
| Soybean meal (48 % CP) | 32 | 25.2 |
| Corn | 10 | 10 |
| Soybean full fat | 4.0 | 7.0 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 1.89 | 1.66 |
| Soy crude oil | 1.84 | 2.32 |
| Limestone | 0.64 | 0.59 |
| Vitamin and mineral premix1 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| DL methionine | 0.33 | 0.30 |
| L-Lysine | 0.27 | 0.24 |
| Sodium bicarbonate (27 %) | 0.21 | 0.19 |
| Sodium chloride (39 %) | 0.19 | 0.20 |
| L-Threonine | 0.14 | 0.12 |
| Choline chloride (60 %) | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| L-Valine | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Xylanase3 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Calculated nutrient composition (%) | ||
| ME (kcal/kg) | 3,000 | 3,100 |
| Crude protein | 23.5 | 21.7 |
| Crude fat | 4.37 | 5.41 |
| Calcium | 0.96 | 0.87 |
| Phophorus | 0.76 | 0.70 |
| Available phosphorus | 0.48 | 0.44 |
| Ash | 5.23 | 4.78 |
1,2Provided per kilogram of feed vitamins, minerals and digestible AA according to Aviagen Nutrient specifications (Aviagen, 2014a).
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