Table 1.
Composition and nutrient level of basal diet (g/kg, as-fed basis unless otherwise stated).
| Items | 1–21 Days | 22–42 Days |
|---|---|---|
| Ingredients | ||
| Corn | 576.1 | 622.7 |
| Soybean meal | 310 | 230 |
| Corn gluten meal | 32.9 | 60 |
| Soybean oil | 31.1 | 40 |
| Limestone | 12 | 14 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 20 | 16 |
| L-Lysine·HCL | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| DL-Methionine | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| Sodium chlodire | 3 | 3 |
| Premix 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Calculated nutrient levels 2 | ||
| Apparent metabolizable energy (MJ/kg) | 12.56 | 13.19 |
| Crude protein | 211 | 196 |
| Calcium | 10.00 | 9.50 |
| Available phosphorus | 4.60 | 3.90 |
| Lysine | 12.00 | 10.50 |
| Methionine | 5.00 | 4.20 |
| Methionine + cysteine | 8.50 | 7.60 |
| Analyzed composition 3 | ||
| Crude protein | 208 | 192 |
| Ash | 57.2 | 56.5 |
1 Premix provided per kilogram of diet: vitamin A (transretinyl acetate), 10,000 IU; vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), 3000 IU; vitamin E (all-rac-α-tocopherol), 30 IU; menadione, 1.3 mg; thiamin, 2.2 mg; riboflavin, 8 mg; nicotinamide, 40 mg; choline chloride, 600 mg; calcium pantothenate, 10 mg; pyridoxine·HCl, 4 mg; biotin, 0.04 mg; folic acid, 1 mg; vitamin B12 (cobalamin), 0.013 mg; Fe (from ferrous sulphate), 80 mg; Cu (from copper sulphate), 8.0 mg; Mn (from manganese sulphate), 110 mg; Zn (from zinc oxide), 60 mg; I (from calcium iodate), 1.1 mg; Se (from sodium selenite), 0.3 mg; 2 the nutrient levels were as fed basis; 3 Values based on analysis of triplicate samples of diets.