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. 2018 Jan 25;96(1):206–214. doi: 10.1093/jas/skx019

Table 2.

Ingredient composition and nutrient concentration in experiments 1 and 21 (as-fed basis)

Item Experiment 1 diet2 Experiment 2 diet2
Control 7.5% FMF 15% FMF Control 15% FMF
Ingredient, %
Corn 60 52.5 45 65 52
Soybean meal, dehulled 8 8 8 9 6
Extruded soybean 11 11 11 14.0 14.0
Fermented soybean meal 5.0 3.5 2.0
Alfalfa meal 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 2.0
Fish meal 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
Soy oil 1.5 3.0 2.0
FMF 7.5 15 15
Yeast hydrolysate 3.8 3.8 3.8 1.0 1.0
Citric acid 1.0
Baking soda 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
Salt 0.40 0.40 0.4 0.40 0.40
Limestone 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
Premix3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0
Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Analyzed composition
GE, MJ/kg 16.02 15.77 15.80 15.63 15.43
DM, % 88.28 87.54 87.12 88.78 87.35
CP, % 17.49 17.83 17.76 18.79 17.48
EE, % 4.80 5.01 5.32 4.80 4.98
Ash, % 6.59 6.99 6.68 5.77 5.93
Ca, % 0.95 1.04 0.93 0.96 0.92
Total P, % 0.50 0.49 0.49 0.29 0.30

EE, ether extract.

1Analyzed values determined in duplicate.

2FMF = fermented mixed feed.

3Provided quantities of the following vitamins per kilogram of the complete diet: 10,000 IU vitamin A as vitamin A acetate, 1,500 IU vitamin D3 as d-activated animal sterol, 50 IU vitamin E as alpha tocopherol acetate, 4.4-mg vitamin K3 as menadione dimethylpyrimidinol bisulfite, 3.0-mg thiamin as thiamine mononitrate, 6.0-mg riboflavin, 3.0-mg pyridoxine as pyridoxine hydrochloride, 0.04-mg vitamin B12, 23-mg d-pantothenic acid as calcium pantothenate, 36-mg niacin, 0.8-mg folic acid, 0.15-mg biotin, and 186-mg choline as choline chloride. Also provided the following quantities of minerals per kilogram of the complete diet: 50-mg Cu as copper sulfate, 80-mg Fe as ferrous sulfate, 0.30-mg I as potassium iodate, 20-mg Mn as manganese sulfate, 0.2-mg Se as sodium selenite, and 95-mg Zn as zinc sulfate.