Table 1.
Ingredients (%). Diet based on corn-soybean for broiler chickens.
| Item | Diet based on corn-soybean |
|---|---|
| Ingredients | |
| Corn | 54.64 |
| Soybean meal | 36.94 |
| Vegetable oil | 3.32 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 1.58 |
| Calcium carbonate | 1.44 |
| Salt | 0.35 |
| DL-Methionine | 0.25 |
| Vitamin premix 1 | 0.30 |
| L-Lysine HCl | 0.10 |
| Choline chloride 60% | 0.10 |
| Mineral premix 2 | 0.30 |
| Antioxidant 3 | 0.15 |
1 Vitamin premix supplied the following per kg: vitamin A, 20,000,000 IU; vitamin D3, 6,000,000 IU; vitamin E, 75,000 IU; vitamin K3, 9 g; thiamine, 3 g; riboflavin, 8 g; pantothenic acid, 18 g; niacin, 60 g; pyridoxine, 5 g; folic acid, 2 g; biotin, 0.2 g; cyanocobalamin, 16 mg; and ascorbic acid, 200 g (Nutra Blend LLC, Neosho, MO 64850). 2 Mineral premix supplied the following per kg: manganese, 120 g; zinc, 100 g; iron, 120 g; copper, 10–15 g; iodine, 0.7 g; selenium, 0.4 g; and cobalt, 0.2 g (Nutra Blend LLC, Neosho, MO 64850).3 Ethoxyquin.