Table 2. Diet composition and calculated nutrient specifications in diets 1–4 and diets 9–12 for broiler chickens from 7–27 days post-hatch.
| Ingredients (g/kg) | Diet 1 | Diet 2 | Diet 3 | Diet 4 | Diet 9 | Diet 10 | Diet 11 | Diet 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oats | 0 | 25 | 50 | 355 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maize | 451 | 444 | 353 | 138 | 617 | 648 | 540 | 458 |
| Wheat mill run | 0 | 63 | 147 | 0 | 80.5 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Maize starch | 119 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peas | 43 | 120 | 200 | 200 | 132 | 179 | 180 | 180 |
| Soybean meal | 214 | 230 | 151 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 194 |
| Canola meal | 0 | 0 | 45 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Casein | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 106 | 35 | 35 |
| Soybean oil | 0 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 43 | 56 |
| Lysine HCl | 0.5 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 |
| Methionine | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
| Threonine | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.8 |
| Tryptophan | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Valine | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Arginine | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 0.0 |
| Isoleucine | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| Salt | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Limestone | 9.5 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 8.2 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 9.4 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 12.0 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 10.0 |
| Phytase1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Choline chloride 60% | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Vitamin-mineral premix2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Cellulose | 103 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Celite | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| AMEn (MJ/kg) | 11.25 | 11.24 | 11.26 | 11.25 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.49 | 13.51 |
| Protein | 166 | 185 | 190 | 186 | 195 | 200 | 195 | 213 |
| Lipid | 21 | 25 | 35 | 63 | 26 | 34 | 67 | 79 |
| Starch | 420 | 373 | 330 | 280 | 515 | 480 | 407 | 352 |
| Calcium | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Fibre | 22.8 | 35.2 | 49.3 | 73.3 | 26.8 | 30.4 | 31.4 | 33.5 |
| Total phosphorus | 5.0 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Available P | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| Lysine3 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Methionine | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.2 |
| Methionine+cysteine | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Threonine | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.0 |
| Tyrosine | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Isoleucine | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| Leucine | 13.8 | 14.3 | 11.4 | 12.8 | 17.4 | 17.7 | 15.4 | 16.9 |
| Arginine | 9.9 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| Valine | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| Histidine | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
| Sodium | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Potassium | 7.0 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 7.4 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| Chloride | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
1Axtra PHY TPT was included at the rate of 1000 FTU/kg
2The vitamin-mineral premix supplied per tonne of feed: [MIU] retinol 12, cholecalciferol 5, [g] tocopherol 50, menadione 3, thiamine 3, riboflavin 9, pyridoxine 5, cobalamin 0.025, niacin 50, pantothenate 18, folate 2, biotin 0.2, copper 20, iron 40, manganese 110, cobalt 0.25, iodine 1, molybdenum 2, zinc 90, selenium 0.3
3Digestible amino acids