Table 1.

Basal diet composition of broilers (as-fed basis) ¹.

Ingredient, %	Starter	Grower	Finisher
Corn	43.410	55.090	58.590
SBM, (CP 45%)	25.70	22.60	19.61
Wheat Bran	10.300	0.300	0.300
Wheat Flour	5.00	5.00	5.00
RSM (CP 38%)	-	2.00	-
Canola	-	2.00	-
Corn gluten	2.90	-	-
Sesame Meal	2.00	2.00	2.00
DDGS (Corn)	3.00	3.00	5.00
Meat meal (CP 60%, Low P)	2.00	3.00	3.00
Tallow	1.00	1.80	3.10
Soy oil	0.50	-	-
Limestone	1.33	1.25	1.29
MDCP	0.77	0.19	0.35
Salt	0.33	0.26	0.24
Methionine (99%, DL-Form)	0.36	0.33	0.34
Lysine (50%)	0.83	0.63	0.67
Threonine (98.5%)	0.19	0.18	0.14
Choline (50%)	0.13	0.10	0.10
Vitamin premix2	0.10	0.10	0.10
Mineral premix3	0.10	0.10	0.10
Phytase	0.05	0.07	0.07
Calculated composition, %
Crude protein	21.99	20.49	18.49
Crude fat	4.08	4.95	6.08
Crude fiber	2.44	2.66	2.40
Crude ash	5.85	5.27	5.06
ME (kcal/kg)	3045	3135	3251
Calcium	0.96	0.90	0.89
Total Phosphate	0.57	0.50	0.49
Methionine + Cystine	1.12	0.99	0.93

¹ Provided starter diets from d 0 to 7, grower from d 8 to 21 and finisher diets from d 22 to 49. Replaced the same amount of corn with the blend of organic acids and medium-chain fatty acids to create dietary treatments; ² Provided per kilogram of diet: 15,000 IU vitamin A; 3750 IU vitamin D3; 37.5 IU vitamin E; 2.55 mg vitamin K3; 3 mg vitamin B1; 7.5 mg riboflavin; 4.5 mg vitamin B6; 24 mg vitamin B12; 51 mg niacin; 1.5 mg folic acid; 126 mg biotin; and 13.5 mg 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). Abbreviations: CP, crude protein; DDGS, distiller’s dried grains with solubles; MDCP, mono dicalcium phosphate; ME, metabolizable energy; SBM, soy bean meal; RSM, rapeseed meal.