Table 1.
Ingredients and nutrients composition of the basal diet (air-dry basis).
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Ingredients, % | |
| Yellow corn | 64.04 |
| Soybean meal (44%) | 25.28 |
| Vegetable oil | 1.15 |
| Salt | 0.30 |
| Dicalcium phosphate1 | 1.07 |
| Premix2 | 0.30 |
| Limestone | 7.80 |
| DL-methionine3 | 0.06 |
| Calculated energy and nutrient content, g/kg | |
| ME, MJ/kg | 11.43 |
| Crude protein | 170.2 |
| Crude fiber | 40.1 |
| Ether extract | 37.2 |
| Calcium | 32.8 |
| Available phosphorus | 5.40 |
| Methionine | 3.40 |
| Lysine | 9.00 |
| Chemical analysis, g/kg | |
| DM | 903.7 |
| Crude protein | 169.6 |
| Crude fiber | 38.4 |
| Ether extract | 30.3 |
| Ash | 95.4 |
1
Dicalcium phosphate, 18% granular phosphate and 23% calcium.
2
Supplied per kg of diet: Vitamin A 12,000 IU, vitamin D3 3,000 IU, vitamin E 40 mg, vitamin K3 3 mg, vitamin B1 2 mg, vitamin B2 6 mg, vitamin B6 5 mg, vitamin B12 0.02 mg, niacin 45 mg, biotin 0.075 mg, folic acid 2 mg, pantothenic acid 12 mg, manganese 100 mg, zinc 600 mg, iron 30 mg, copper 10 mg, iodine 1 mg, selenium 0.2 mg, cobalt 0.1 mg.
3
DL-methionine, Met AMINO (DL-2-amino-4-(methyl-thio)-butane acid, DL-methionine, α-amino-Y-methyl-oily acid) by Feed Grade 99% (EU).