Table 2.
Ingredient composition of experimental diets (basal diets)*.
| Ingredients, % | Phase 1 (d 1–7) | Phase 2 (d 8–21) | Phase 3 (d 22–35) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 49.67 | 56.31 | 63.74 |
| Soybean meal | 34.57 | 25.21 | 16.95 |
| Corn gluten | 0.87 | - | - |
| Sesame meal | - | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| DDGS, corn | 3.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Meat meal | 2.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 |
| Tallow | 5.60 | 4.50 | 3.80 |
| Limestone | 1.07 | 0.87 | 0.7 |
| Mono-dicalcium phosphate | 1.64 | 1.27 | 1.05 |
| Salt | 0.33 | 0.24 | 0.19 |
| NaHCO3 | - | - | 0.02 |
| Methionine (99%) | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.36 |
| Lysine (50%) | 0.54 | 0.73 | 0.73 |
| Threonine (98.5%) | - | 0.18 | 0.16 |
| Viramin premix† | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Choline (50%) | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Mineral premix‡ | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Analyzed composition | |||
| Dry matter | 88.50 | 88.60 | 88.70 |
| Moisture | 11.50 | 11.40 | 11.30 |
| Crude protein | 22.50 | 20.50 | 18.50 |
| Crude fat | 7.90 | 7.40 | 7.20 |
| Fiber | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.60 |
| Ash | 6.70 | 6.00 | 5.60 |
| Metabolizable energy | 3100 | 3149 | 3248 |
| Calcium | 1.00 | 0.90 | 0.90 |
| Total Phosphorous | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 |
| Lysine | 1.50 | 1.40 | 1.20 |
| Methionine | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 |
| Cysteine | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
| Threonine | 0.80 | 0.90 | 0.80 |
| Tryptophan | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
* The other dietary treatments were obtained by including 0.1% DOL in replacement of corn. † Provided per kg of complete diet: 11,025 IU vitamin A; 1,103 IU vitamin D3; 44 IU vitamin E; 4.4 mg vitamin K; 8.3 mg riboflavin; 50 mg niacin; 4 mg thiamine; 29 mg D-pantothenic acid; 166 mg choline; 33 μg vitamin B12.‡ Provided per kg of complete diet: 12 mg Cu (as CuSO4·5H2O); 85 mg Zn (as ZnSO4); 8 mg Mn (as MnO2); 0.28 mg I (as KI); 0.15 mg Se (as Na2SeO3·5H2O).