Table 1.
Ingredients and calculated composition of basal diet (air-dry basis, %)
| Ingredients | % | Calculated composition | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 54.51 | ME (Mcal/Kg) | 2.50 |
| Wheat bran | 11.52 | CP, % | 17.00 |
| Soybean meal | 22.70 | Lys, % | 0.86 |
| DL-Met | 0.15 | Met, % | 0.40 |
| Limestone | 8.45 | Met + Cys, % | 0.68 |
| CaHPO4 | 1.37 | Arg, % | 1.10 |
| NaCl | 0.30 | Ca, % | 3.60 |
| Premix1 | 1.00 | Total P, % | 0.63 |
| Total | 100 | Available P, % | 0.35 |
1Vitamin-trace mineral premix provided the following minerals in milligrams per kilogram of diet: Fe, 52; Cu, 10.4; Mn, 91; Se, 0.20; I, 0.52; Co, 0.26; and the following vitamins per kg of diet: thiamine, 3.0 mg; riboflavin, 9.6 mg; niacinamide, 114 mg; D-pantothenic acid, 28.5 mg; choline chloride, 500 mg; cobalamin, 30 µg; menadione, 0.96 mg; DL-α-tocopheryl acetate, 6 IU; vitamin A, 12 000 IU; cholecalciferol D3, 1 800 IU.