Table 1.
Composition and nutrient levels of the basal diet (air-dry basis) %
| Ingredients | Content | Nurtient level2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 52.00 | DE | 13.52 |
| Wheat midding | 8.90 | CP | 20.96 |
| Soybean meal | 10.00 | Lys | 0.98 |
| Extruded soybean | 8.00 | Met+Cys | 0.58 |
| Imported fish meal | 8.00 | Thr | 0.59 |
| Whey | 7.00 | Ile | 0.67 |
| Choline chloride | 0.10 | Ca | 0.82 |
| Phospholipid | 2.00 | TP | 0.60 |
| Premix1 | 4.00 | AP | 0.42 |
| Total | 100.00 |
1Supplied the following per kg of diet: vitamin A, 10,500 IU; vitamin D3, 450 IU;vitamin E, 10 mg; pantothenic acid, 20 mg; vitamin B6, 2 mg; biotin, 0.3 mg; folic acid, 5 mg; vitamin B12, 0.009 mg; ascorbic acid, 50 mg; Fe, 160 mg; Cu, 140 mg; Mn, 50 mg; Zn, 130 mg; I, 0.5 mg; Se, 0.3 mg.
2Values for net energy were calculated, the contents of ether extract, crude protein, acid-detergent fibre, neutral-detergent fibre, ash, Ca, and P were analyzed. DM, dry matter; T, Total; AA, amino acid.