Table 2.
Nutrient composition of basal diets for each growing period.
| Parameter | Units | Starter (d 0–14) |
Grower (d 15–35) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Matter (DM) | % | 89.21 | 89.66 |
| Crude Protein | % of DM | 23.43 | 20.63 |
| Crude Fat | % of DM | 8.17 | 10.67 |
| Acid Detergent Fiber | % of DM | 4.15 | 3.46 |
| Ash | % of DM | 7.14 | 5.13 |
| Sulfur | % of DM | 0.31 | 0.30 |
| Phosphorus | % of DM | 0.77 | 0.80 |
| Potassium | % of DM | 1.32 | 1.19 |
| Magnesium | % of DM | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| Calcium | % of DM | 1.60 | 1.16 |
| Sodium | % of DM | 0.22 | 0.20 |
| Iron | ppm (DM) | 345.25 | 339.06 |
| Manganese | ppm (DM) | 145.72 | 105.73 |
| Copper | ppm (DM) | 22.31 | 21.86 |
| Zinc | ppm (DM) | 103.69 | 94.69 |
| Digestible Energy | kcal/kg DM | 3831.13 | 4082.42 |
| Metabolizable Energy | kcal/kg DM | 3509.81 | 3738.12 |