Table 2.
Ingredient composition and analyzed nutrient contents of the basal diet (dry-matter basis)
| Ingredient | g/kg |
|---|---|
| Corn starch | 539.9 |
| Chicken fat | 146.7 |
| Chicken meal | 71.9 |
| Yellow corn | 56.8 |
| Brewer’s rice | 56.8 |
| Amino acid premix1 | 85.3 |
| Beet pulp | 34.2 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 32.6 |
| Chicken flavor | 22.7 |
| Potassium chloride | 14.9 |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 11.3 |
| Chicken liver flavor | 5.7 |
| Brewer’s yeast | 5.7 |
| Ground flax | 5.7 |
| Choline chloride | 5.0 |
| Vitamin premix2 | 4.8 |
| Sodium hexametaphosphate | 4.6 |
| Calcium carbonate | 6.5 |
| Mineral premix3 | 3.9 |
| Fish oil | 3.3 |
| Sodium chloride | 2.0 |
| Monosodium phosphate | 2.6 |
| Ethoxyquin | 0.57 |
| Nutrient contents | Analyzed content |
| Metabolizable energy, kcal/kg (calculated)4 Mcal/kg | 3,700 |
| DM, %5 | 89.01 |
| CP, % | 12.63 |
| Arg, % | 1.122 |
| Cys, % | 0.781 |
| His, % | 0.449 |
| Ile, % | 0.618 |
| Leu, % | 1.040 |
| Lys, % | 0.726 |
| Met, % | 0.570 |
| Phe, % | 0.724 |
| Thr, % | 0.827 |
| Trp, % | (0.092)6 |
| Tyr, % | 0.611 |
| Val, % | 0.648 |
1Provides per kg of final diet: 5.1 g of Arg, Cys, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Thr, Trp, Tyr, and Val each. Trp was removed for the test diet.
2Vitamin premix contained per kg: 6,650 K IU Vitamin A, 365,000 IU Vitamin D3, 100,400 IU Vitamin E, 4,100 mg Thiamine, 2,500 mg Niacin, 2,000 mg Pyridoxine, 7,750 mg d-Pantothenic acid, 115 mg Folic acid, 45 mg Vitamin B12, 2,500 mg Inositol, 13,750 mg Vitamin C, 1,200 mg β-carotene.
3Mineral premix contained per kg: 150 mg Cobalt Carbonate, 4,500 mg Copper Sulfate, 900 mg Potassium Iodine, 72,000 mg Iron Sulfate, 8,000 mg Manganese Oxide, 5,800 mg Manganese Sulfate, 60,000 mg Sodium Selenite.
4Calculated metabolizable energy based on modified Atwater Values and presented on an as-fed basis.
5Dry matter presented on an as-fed basis.
6Value presented in parentheses corresponds to the Trp-deficient test diet; AA premix without crystalline Trp.