Table 2.
Nutrient compositions and values of the basal diet.
| Basal diet composition | Content % | Nutrient Values | Content |
|---|---|---|---|
| corn | 61.00 | digestible energy* (MJ/kg) | 13.86 |
| soybean meal | 12.56 | crude protein content % | 20.18 |
| extruded full fat soybean | 10.00 | calcium% | 0.96 |
| middlings | 5.00 | available phosphorus% | 0.63 |
| fish meal | 3.00 | lysine* content % | 1.54 |
| whey powder | 3.20 | methionine and cysteine* | 0.59 |
| calcium phosphate, dibasic | 1.40 | ||
| sodium chloride | 0.34 | ||
| acidifier | 1.00 | ||
| vegetable oil | 1.50 | ||
| Premixa | 1.00 |
aPremix contains trace elements and vitamins. Every kg of basal diet contains 180 mg of iron, 100 mg of copper, 60 mg of magnesium, 180 mg of zinc, 12,000 U of vitamin A, 65 mg of vitamin E, 500 IU of vitamin D3, 0.5 mg of vitamin K, 4 mg of vitamin B1, 8 mg of vitamin B2, 3 mg of vitamin B6, 0.03 mg of vitamin B12, 30 mg of niacin, 15 mg of pantothenic acid, 0.7 mg of folate, and 0.4 mg of biotin. *Asterisk indicates the value was based on calculation, while the other nutrient values were obtained from experimental analyses.