Table 1.
Nutritional and calculated composition of the basal diet for broilers
| Pre-starter | Starter | Grower | Finisher | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingredient (g/kg) | 1 to 7 days | 8 to 21 days | 22 to 38 days | 39 to 45 days |
| Ground corn, 8% | 576.20 | 584.20 | 644.70 | 671.20 |
| Soybean meal, 46% | 346.00 | 322.00 | 272.00 | 237.00 |
| Meat meal, 43% | 44.00 | 42.00 | 30.00 | 26.00 |
| Soybean oil | 7.50 | 25.00 | 31.50 | 43.00 |
| Limestone, 38% | 4.40 | 5.00 | 6.40 | 7.35 |
| Ground salt | 3.85 | 3.50 | 2.60 | 2.65 |
| dl-methionine, 99% | 3.10 | 3.00 | 2.50 | 2.10 |
| l-lysine, 98% | 2.05 | 2.30 | 2.15 | 2.20 |
| l-threonine | 1.10 | 1.20 | 0.85 | 0.70 |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Vitamin/mineral supplement | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Carrier | 5.80 | 5.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 |
| Calculated nutritional levels | ||||
| ME, MJ/kg | 12.47 | 12.98 | 13.40 | 13.81 |
| CP, g/kg | 231.80 | 220.80 | 196.10 | 180.50 |
| Ca, g/kg | 10.50 | 10.10 | 9.00 | 8.06 |
| aP, g/kg | 5.20 | 5.00 | 4.20 | 3.90 |
| Na, g/kg | 2.20 | 2.10 | 1.90 | 1.90 |
| SAA6, g/kg | 10.20 | 9.80 | 8.70 | 7.90 |
| Lysine, g/kg | 14.00 | 13.50 | 11.80 | 10.80 |
| Threonine, g/kg | 9.50 | 9.20 | 8.00 | 7.30 |
| Analyzed nutritional levels | ||||
| CP, g/kg | 234.40 | 221.10 | 198.70 | 182.30 |
| Fat, g/kg | 44.60 | 54.00 | 61.70 | 67.90 |
| Moisture, g/kg | 109.50 | 108.40 | 112.60 | 114.80 |
ME = metabolizable energy; aP = available phosphorus; SAA = sulfur amino acids.
Mineral supplement per kilogram of diet: copper (100 g), iron (50 g), selenium (200 mg), zinc (50 g), manganese (70 g), iodine (1.2 g).