Table 3. Dietary formulations in experimental diets for broiler chickens from 21–35 days post-hatch.
| Treatment (g/kg) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maize | 497 | 505 | 365 | 95 | 415 | 131 | 699 | 621 | 271 | 522 | 508 | 336 | 127 |
| Soyabean meal, 48% CP | 234 | 238 | 291 | 193 | 218 | 276 | 228 | 244 | - | 254 | 262 | 302 | 187 |
| Wheat middlings | 142 | 133 | - | - | 193 | 118 | - | - | - | 85 | 74 | - | - |
| Maize starch | 51 | - | 292 | 535 | - | 369 | - | - | 450 | 29 | - | 296 | 494 |
| Maize gluten meal, 60% CP | - | - | - | 50 | - | - | - | - | 73 | - | - | - | 50 |
| Soy protein concentrate | - | - | - | 50 | - | - | - | - | 130 | - | - | - | 50 |
| Filler | 30 | 30 | 3.9 | - | 80 | 50 | 11 | 21 | - | 50 | 50 | 5.2 | - |
| Dicalcium phosphate 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Limestome | 8.1 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 6.9 |
| Premix poultry | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Soybean oil | 5.0 | 52.5 | 5.0 | 28.7 | 43.5 | 5.0 | 8.9 | 63.7 | 9.9 | 5.0 | 51.8 | 5.0 | 26.8 |
| Salt (NaCl) | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.1 |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 5.2 |
| DL- Methionine | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| L-Lysine-HCl, 78% | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 5.9 |
| L-Threonine | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| Potassium carbonate | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 3.8 |
| Choline Cloride 60% | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| L-Valine | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
| L-Isoleucine | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| L-Arginine | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 3.2 |
| L- Tryptophen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | - | - | 0.3 |