Table 1.
Ingredient composition of the standard protein diet and the low protein diet for the main experimental period.
| Ingredients (in %) | SP diet1 | LP diet |
|---|---|---|
| Wheat | 41.4 | 47.1 |
| Corn | 25.0 | 25.0 |
| Soybean meal2 | 24.1 | 18.0 |
| Soybean oil | 5.16 | 4.43 |
| Monocalciumphosphate | 1.37 | 1.38 |
| Calcium carbonate | 1.28 | 1.72 |
| Premix “Blank Poultry”3 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| L-Lysin-HCl®4 | 0.26 | 0.45 |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 0.25 | 0.35 |
| MetAMINO®5 | 0.25 | 0.30 |
| Sodium chloride | 0.20 | 0.13 |
| ThreAMINO®6 | 0.10 | 0.18 |
| L-Isoleucin | 0.06 | 0.16 |
| ValAMINO®7 | 0.06 | 0.16 |
| L-Arginin | 0.00 | 0.17 |
SP diet = standard protein diet; LP diet = low protein diet.
1The sum of all the ingredients does not add up to 100 due to rounding differences.
248% crude protein.
3Carrier: cornflour; content per kg: iron (16,000 mg), copper (2400 mg), manganese (17,000 mg), zinc (12,000 mg), iodine (160 mg), selenium (30 mg), vitamin A (2000,000 IU), vitamin D3 (500,000 IU), vitamin E (10,000 IU), vitamin K3 (300 mg), vitamin B1 (400 mg), vitamin B2 (1,500 mg), vitamin B6 (700 mg), vitamin B12 (4,000 μg), niacin (7,000 mg), D-pantothenic acid (2,400 mg), choline chloride (92,000 mg), folic acid (200 mg), biotin (40 mg).
478.0% L-Lysin (Evonik Nutrition & Care GmbH, Hanau-Wolfgang, Germany).
599.0% DL-Methionin (Evonik Nutrition & Care GmbH, Hanau-Wolfgang, Germany).
698.5% L-Threonin (Evonik Nutrition & Care GmbH, Hanau-Wolfgang, Germany).
798.0% L-Valin (Evonik Nutrition & Care GmbH, Hanau-Wolfgang, Germany).