Table 1.
Composition and nutrient levels of the basal diet (as-fed basis, g/kg).
| Item | Content |
|---|---|
| Ingredient | |
| Corn | 413 |
| Wheat | 325 |
| Peanut meal | 141 |
| L-Lysine HCl | 5.3 |
| DL-Methionine | 4.1 |
| L-Threonine | 0.0 |
| Tryptophan | 0.8 |
| Isoleucine | 1.9 |
| Limestone | 68.5 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 16.8 |
| Zeolite (carrier) | 10.6 |
| Salt (NaCl) | 3 |
| Vitamin-mineral premix1 | 10 |
| Total | 1000 |
| Nutrient composition | |
| AME (MJ/kg) 2 | 11.50 |
| CP3 | 168.10 |
| Ca3 | 28.33 |
| Total phosphorus 3 | 6.14 |
| Non-phytate phosphorus 2 | 4.10 |
| Lysine 3 | 8.61 |
| Methionine 3 | 5.41 |
| Met+Cys 3 | 7.30 |
| Threonine 3 | 3.80 |
| Tryptophan 3 | 2.10 |
| Isoleucine 3 | 5.90 |
1
To provide the following per kilogram of diet: vitamin A, 15,000 IU; vitamin D3, 3,600 IU; vitamin E, 53 IU; vitamin K3, 6 mg; thiamin, 3 mg; riboflavin, 9 mg; pyridoxine, 6 mg; cyanocobalamin, 0.03 mg; pantothenic acid, 18 mg; niacin, 60 mg; folic acid, 1.5 mg; biotin, 0.18 mg; choline, 600 mg; Fe, 72 mg; Cu, 7.2 mg; Mn, 90 mg; Zn, 72 mg; I, 0.9 mg; Se, 0.48 mg. The carrier was zeolite.
2
Values were calculated based on the data provided by the Feed Database in China (2016).
3
Measured values.