Table 1.
Composition and nutrients of the basal diet (air-dry basis).
| Ingredients | Content (%) | Nutrition level | Content |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 61.0 | ME, MJ/kg (2) | 11.12 |
| Soybean meal | 23.0 | CP, % | 15.90 |
| Limestone | 8.00 | Ca, % | 3.50 |
| Rapeseed meal | 3.00 | AP, % | 0.34 |
| Soybean oil | 1.00 | Lys, % | 0.84 |
| Premix (1) | 4.00 | Met, % | 0.33 |
(1) The premix provided the following per kg of diet: VA, 7715 IU; VD3, 2755 IU; VE, 8.8 IU; VK, 2.2 mg; VB12, 0.01 mg; VB2, 4.41 mg; VB3, 5.51 mg; VB, 0.55 mg; nicotinic acid, 19.8 mg; folic acid, 0.28 mg; Mn, 50 mg; Fe, 25 mg; Cu, 2.5 mg; Zn, 50 mg; and I, 1.0 mg. (2) Calculated according to NRC (1994).