Table 1. Composition of basal diet.
| Item | Content |
|---|---|
| Ingredient (%) | |
| Corn | 55.75 |
| Soybean meal | 36.75 |
| Soybean oil | 2.96 |
| Calcium phosphate | 1.86 |
| Limestone | 1.2 |
| Sodium chloride | 0.35 |
| Lysine | 0.309 |
| Solid methionine | 0.287 |
| Threonine | 0.05 |
| Choline chloride(50%) | 0.26 |
| Minerals premix1 | 0.2 |
| Vitamin premix2 | 0.02 |
| Total | 100 |
| Calculated nutrient composition | |
| ME, kcal/kg | 3200 |
| Crude protein % | 22.16 |
| Ca % | 1.07 |
| Available P % | 0.68 |
| Lys % | 1.32 |
| Methionine | 0.48 |
1The vitamin premix provided the following per kilogram of diet: vitamin A, 9,500 IU; vitamin D3, 62.50 μg; vitamin K3, 2.65 mg; vitamin B12, 0.025 mg; vitamin B2, 6 mg; vitamin E, 30 IU; biotin, 0.0325 mg; folic acid, 1.25 mg; pantothenic acid, 12 mg; nicotinic acid, 50 mg.
2The mineral premix provided the following per kilogram of diet: Cu, 8 mg; Zn, 75 mg; Fe, 80 mg; Mn, 100 mg; Se, 0.15 mg; I, 0.35 mg.