Table 1.
Ingredients and nutrient levels of the basal diet (air-dry basis; %)
| Ingredient | Content, % | Nutrient1 | Analyzed value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 64.5 | DE, MJ/kg | 13.81 |
| Whey powder | 5.0 | CP, % | 19.82 |
| Soybean meal | 23.0 | Calcium, % | 0.70 |
| Fish meal | 5.0 | Total phosphorus, % | 0.64 |
| l-Lysine HCl | 0.2 | Lysine, % | 1.22 |
| CaHPO4 | 0.7 | Sulfur AA, % | 0.65 |
| Pulverized limestone | 0.3 | Threonine, % | 0.75 |
| NaCl | 0.3 | Tryptophan, % | 0.22 |
| Premix2 | 1.0 |
1Digestible energy was obtained from digestion experiment (Yang et al., 2017), whereas the other nutrient contents were calculated values.
2Premix provided the following per kilogram of diet: 3,300 IU vitamin A, 330 IU vitamin D3, 24 IU vitamin E, 0.75 mg vitamin K3, 1.50 mg vitamin B1, 5.25 mg vitamin B2, 0.02625 mg vitamin B12, 15.00 mg pantothenate, 22.50 mg niacin, 0.075 mg biotin, 0.45 mg folic acid, 6.00 mg Mn, 150 mg Fe, 150 mg Zn, 9.00 mg Cu, 0.21 mg I, and 0.45 mg Se.