Table 1.
Composition of the basal diet for broiler breeders, as fed basis.
| Ingredients, % | Amount |
|---|---|
| Corn | 38.0 |
| Wheat | 12.5 |
| Wheat middlings | 20.0 |
| Barley | 5.00 |
| Soybean meal | 13.1 |
| Limestone | 5.23 |
| Monocalcium phosphate | 1.62 |
| Limestone cocarse | 1.57 |
| Poultry vitamin premix1 | 1.00 |
| Corn oil | 0.79 |
| DL-methionine-99% | 0.27 |
| Salt | 0.26 |
| L-lysine | 0.21 |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 0.21 |
| L-threonine-98% | 0.16 |
| Multi-carbohydrases | 0.05 |
| L-tryptophan-98% | 0.02 |
| Ethoxyquin | 0.02 |
| Calculated provisions | |
| AME, kcal/kg | 2,800 |
| Crude protein, % | 15.0 |
| Crude fat, % | 3.44 |
| Linoleic acid, % | 1.38 |
| SID Lys, % | 0.60 |
| SID Met, % | 0.42 |
| SID Met + Cys, % | 0.59 |
| SID Trp, % | 0.14 |
| SID Thr, % | 0.49 |
| Ca, % | 3.00 |
| Available P, % | 0.35 |
| Na, % | 0.18 |
| Cl, % | 0.23 |
1
Vitamin mineral premix provided per kilogram of premix: vitamin A, 1,200,000 IU; vitamin D3, 500,000 IU; vitamin E, 8,000 IU; vitamin B12, 1,700 mcg; biotin, 22,000 mcg; menadione, 330 mg; thiamine, 400 mg; riboflavin, 860 mg; pantothenic acid, 2,000 mg; pyridoxine, 430 mg; niacin, 6,500 mg; folic acid, 220 mg; choline, 60,000 mg; iron, 6,000 mg; and copper, 1,000 mg.