Table 1.
Ingredient composition (g/kg) of basal diets for each growing period 1.
| Ingredient | Starter (days 0–14) |
Grower (days 15–35) |
|---|---|---|
| Corn | 433.66 | 552.26 |
| Soybean meal | 396.95 | 272.82 |
| Wheat middlings | 60.17 | 60.08 |
| DL-Methionine | 3.61 | 2.71 |
| L-Lysine | 0.10 | 0.80 |
| Soybean oil | 59.07 | 79.04 |
| Limestone | 26.68 | 11.84 |
| Monocalcium phosphate | 12.54 | 13.24 |
| Sodium chloride | 4.21 | 4.21 |
| TAMU Trace Mineral Mix 2 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| TAMU Vitamin Mix 3 | 2.51 | 2.51 |
1 Pellet binder (calcium lignosulfonate) was added to both the starter and grower diets at a rate of 2.72 g/kg feed. 2 Trace mineral premix added at this rate yields the following per kilogram: 13.33 g manganese, 13.33 g zinc, 13.33 g iron, 1.56 g copper, 0.09 g iodine, a minimum of 1.39 g calcium and a maximum of 1.93 g calcium. Calcium carbonate was used as a carrier. 3 Vitamin premix added at this rate yields the following per kilogram: 36,741.67 IU vitamin A; 12,860 IU vitamin D3; 151.67 IU vitamin E; 435.17 mg choline; 153 mg niacin; 67.33 mg D-pantothenic acid; 23.83 mg pyridoxine; 19.83 mg riboflavin; 9.78 mg thiamin; 5.83 mg folic acid; 1.83 mg biotin; and 0.07 mg vitamin B12.