Table 1.
Diet composition (as-fed basis)
| Items | Starter1) | Grower1) |
|---|---|---|
| Ingredients (%) | ||
| Maize | 56.06 | 59.85 |
| Soybean meal (CP 44%) | 31.50 | 25.45 |
| Corn gluten meal (CP 60%) | 4.65 | 5.02 |
| Tallow | 3.50 | 5.50 |
| Limestone | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 2.08 | 1.93 |
| Salt | 0.40 | 0.40 |
| L-Lys (78%) | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| DL-Met (99%) | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| L-Thr (98.5%) | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| Choline chloride (60%) | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Vitamin premix2) | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Trace mineral premix3) | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Analytical composition | ||
| ME4) (kcal/kg) | 3,050 | 3,200 |
| CP (%) | 22.03 | 19.98 |
| Lys (%) | 1.17 | 1.05 |
| Met (%) | 0.59 | 0.55 |
| Ca (%) | 0.93 | 0.88 |
| Total P (%) | 0.72 | 0.67 |
CP, crude protein; ME, metabolizable energy.
1)
Provided starter diets during d 0 to 21; provided grower diets during d 22 to 42.
2)
Provided per kilogram of diet: 15,000 IU of vitamin A, 3,750 IU of vitamin D3, 37.5 mg of vitamin E, 2.55 mg of vitamin K3, 3 mg of thiamin, 7.5 mg of riboflavin, 4.5 mg of vitamin B6, 24 μg of vitamin B12, 51 mg of niacin, 1.5 mg of folic acid, 0.2 mg of biotin, and 13.5 mg of pantothenic acid.
3)
Provided per kilogram of diet: 37.5 mg Zn (as ZnSO4); 37.5 mg Mn (as MnO2); 37.5 mg Fe (as FeSO4·7H2O); 3.75 mg Cu (as CuSO4·5H2O); 0.83 mg I (as KI); and 0.23 mg Se (as Na2SeO3·5H2O).
4)
Calculated values.