Table 8.
Ingredient composition and nutrient content of a basal starter diet used for the study.
| Item | Corn Soybean-Based Diet |
|---|---|
| Ingredients (g/kg) | |
| Corn | 574.5 |
| Soybean meal | 346.6 |
| Poultry oil | 34.5 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 18.6 |
| Calcium carbonate | 9.9 |
| Salt | 3.8 |
| DL-Methionine | 3.3 |
| L-Lysine HCl | 3.1 |
| Threonine | 1.2 |
| Choline chloride 60% | 2.0 |
| Vitamin premix1 | 1.0 |
| Mineral premix2 | 1.0 |
| Antioxidant3 | 0.5 |
| Calculated analysis | |
| Metabolizable energy (MJ/kg) | 12.7 |
| Crude protein (g/kg) | 221.5 |
1 Vitamin premix supplied per kg of diet: retinol, 6 mg; cholecalciferol, 150 µg; dl-α-tocopherol, 67.5 mg; menadione, 9 mg; thiamine, 3 mg; riboflavin, 12 mg; pantothenic acid, 18 mg; niacin, 60 mg; pyridoxine, 5 mg; folic acid, 2 mg; biotin, 0.3 mg; cyanocobalamin, 0.4 mg. 2 Mineral premix supplied per kg of diet: Mn, 120 mg; Zn, 100 mg; Fe, 120 mg; Cu, 10–15 mg; I, 0.7 mg; Se, 0.2 mg; and Co, 0.2 mg. 3 Ethoxyquin.