Table 1.
Compositions and nutrient contents of the experimental diets (as-fed basis)
| Item | Basal diet |
|---|---|
| Ingredient, % | |
| Corn | 36.58 |
| Full-fat soybean, extruded | 5.00 |
| Soybean meal, dehulled | 5.00 |
| Dried whey | 15.00 |
| Soybean protein concentrate | 10.00 |
| Fish meal | 5.00 |
| Spray-dried porcine plasma | 6.00 |
| Sucrose | 3.00 |
| Glucose | 5.00 |
| Coconut oil | 5.00 |
| l-Lysine HCl | 0.40 |
| dl-Methionine | 0.20 |
| l-Threonine | 0.13 |
| Tryptophan | 0.04 |
| Choline chloride | 0.18 |
| Limestone | 0.60 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 0.20 |
| Lactic acid | 2.00 |
| Antioxidant | 0.02 |
| Complex enzyme1 | 0.30 |
| Chlortetracycline2 | 0.05 |
| Vitamin premix3 | 0.10 |
| Mineral premix4 | 0.20 |
| Calculated nutrient compositions | |
| DE, MJ/kg | 15.24 |
| CP, % | 21.96 |
| Ca, % | 0.70 |
| Total P, % | 0.65 |
| Available P, % | 0.47 |
| Sodium, % | 0.55 |
| Lys, % | 1.60 |
| Met, % | 0.51 |
| Met + Cys, % | 0.91 |
| Trp, % | 0.30 |
| Thr, % | 0.96 |
| Analyzed nutrient compositions | |
| GE, MJ/kg | 17.07 |
| CP, % | 21.80 |
| Crude fat, % | 4.61 |
| Crude ash, % | 5.62 |
| DM, % | 91.40 |
1Provided per gram of complex enzyme: xylanase, 3,500 units; β-mannanase, 50 units; protease, 3,000 units.
2ENDOX (Kemin industries Co., Ltd., Zhuhai, China). Butyl hydroxy anisd: 1.8%; Ethoxyquin: 2.7%.
3Provided per kilogram of complete diet: vitamin A, 15,000 IU; vitamin D3, 1,000 IU; vitamin E, 25 IU; vitamin K3, 5 mg; thiamin, 2 mg; riboflavin, 16 mg; vitamin B6, 6 mg; vitamin B12, 0.03 mg; nicotinic acid, 35 mg; calcium pantothenate, 25 mg; folic acid, 2.5 mg; biotin, 3.3 mg.
4Provided per kilogram of complete diet: Fe, 120 mg as ferrous sulfate; Zn, 120 mg as zinc sulfate; Cu, 20 mg as copper sulfate; Mn, 15 mg as manganese sulfate; I, 0.3 mg as potassium iodide; Se, 0.3 mg as sodium selenite.