Table 1.
Ingredients and chemical composition of diets.
| Treatment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingredients, % | C | D1 (1.5% spirulina) | D2 (2.5% spirulina) |
| Yellow corn | 66.5 | 65.5 | 65.5 |
| Soybean meal | 25.5 | 25 | 24 |
| Calcium carbonate, Mineral and Vitamin mixtureα | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| spirulina | 0 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| Chemical Composition | |||
| Dry Matter (%) | 90.63 | 89.73 | 90.73 |
| Organic Matter (% DM) | 80.54 | 79.49 | 80.73 |
| Crude Protein (% DM) | 16.0 | 16.19 | 17.3 |
| Ether Extract (% DM) | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| NDF (% DM) | 10.15 | 10.5 | 11 |
| ¥ Metabolizable Energy, kcal/kg DM | 2732.32 | 2738.42 | 2718.67 |
αControl (C) provided following nutrients per 100 g: Ca, 4.3 g; P, 0.6 g; Na, 0.14 g; Cl, 0.23 g; Fe, 4 mg; Zn, 40 mg; Mn, 7 mg; Cu, 0.3 mg; I, 0.08 mg; Se, 0.01 mg; Co, 0.02; methionine, 0.39 g; methionine + cysteine, 0.69 g; lysine, 0.89 g; Retinol, 800 IU; Cholecalciferol, 220 IU; α-tocopherol, 1.1 IU; Thiamin, 0.33 IU; Nicotinic acid, 909 IU. ¥ Metabolizable Energy = 2707.71 + 58.63 * EE−16.06 * NDF [30].