Table 1.
The chemical composition of experimental diets.
| Basal diets | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ingredients g/kg | Starter (1 to 3 wk) | Finisher (3 to 6 wk) |
| Yellow corn | 571.3 | 605.3 |
| Soybean meal | 316.5 | 271.5 |
| Gluten meal | 65 | 61. |
| Di calcium phosphate | 17 | 15 |
| Limestone | 12.4 | 11.5 |
| Vitamin premix* | 3 | 3. |
| NaCl | 3 | 3. |
| DL-methionine | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| L-lysine | 1.3 | 10 |
| Soybean oil | 10 | 19.5 |
| Total | 1,000 g | 1,000 g |
| Calculated analysis**: | ||
| CP g/kg | 230 | 210 |
| ME Kcal/kg diet | 2,951 | 3,099 |
| Ca g/kg | 10 | 9 |
| P (available) g/kg | 4.5 | 4 |
| Lysine g/kg | 12 | 10.5 |
| M+C g/kg | 8.3 | 7.4 |
| CF g/kg | 35.6 | 33.1 |
*Vitamin and mineral premix each 2.5 kg consists of: Vit A, 12,000, 000 IU; Vit D3, 2,000, 000 IU; Vit E, 10 g; Vit k, 32 g; Vit B1, 1,000 mg; Vit B2, 49 g; Vit B6, 105 g; Vit B12, 10 mg; pantothenic acid, 10 g; niacin, 20 g; folic acid, 1,000 mg; biotin, 50 g; choline chloride, 500 mg; Fe, 30 g; Mn, 40 g; Cu, 3 g; Co, 200 mg; Si, 100 mg, and Zn, 45 g.
**Calculated according to NRC (1994).