Table 1.
Feed ingredients and nutrient content of the starter (day 1–14), grower (day 15–28), and finisher (day 29–42) diets.
| Ingredients (%) | Starter (d 1–7) |
Grower (d 8–24) |
Finisher (d 25–42) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 55.6 | 58.6 | 61.6 |
| Soybean meal (44% P) | 37.10 | 36.2 | 33.5 |
| Soybean oil | 2.85 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| Calcium Carbonate | 1.35 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Gluten meal | 0.98 | 0.65 | 0.16 |
| Dicalcium Phosphate | 1.25 | 1.30 | 1.15 |
| NaCl | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.32 |
| Mineral and Vitamin premix * | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| DL-Methionine | 0.13 | 0.25 | 0.30 |
| L-Lysine hydrochloride | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.07 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Nutrient Composition | |||
| Energy (ME) (kcal/kg) | 3000 | 2950 | 3000 |
| Crude Protein (%) | 22.5 | 21.0 | 20.0 |
| Calcium (%) | 0.98 | 0.95 | 0.90 |
| Available Phosphorus (%) | 0.49 | 0.47 | 0.45 |
| Sodium (%) | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.15 |
| Chloride (%) | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.17 |
| Lysine (Total) (%) | 1.27 | 1.12 | 1.05 |
| Methionine (%) | 0.60 | 0.48 | 0.45 |
| Methionine + Cysteine (%) | 0.94 | 0.80 | 0.75 |
| Threonine (%) | 0.83 | 0.74 | 0.70 |
* Calcium Pantothenate: 4 mg/g; niacin: 15 mg/g; vitamin B6: 13 mg/g; Cu: 3 mg/g; Zn: 15 mg/g; Mn: 20 mg/g; Fe: 10 mg/g; K: 0.3 mg/g; vitamin A: 5000 IU/g; vitamin D3: 500 IU/g; vitamin E: 3 mg/g; vitamin K3: 1.5 mg/g; vitamin B2: 1 mg/g.