Table 1.
Composition and nutrient contents of basal diet (as feed).
| Item | Content |
|---|---|
| Ingredient, % | |
| Corn | 55.91 |
| Wheat middlings | 19 |
| Soybean meal | 19 |
| Soybean oil | 2.3 |
| CaH2PO4 | 0.4 |
| Limestone | 1.3 |
| Sodium chloride | 0.4 |
| DL-Met | 0.04 |
| L-Lys·HCl | 0.6 |
| Thr | 0.05 |
| Vitamin-trace mineral premix 1 | 1 |
| Total | 100 |
| Analyzed composition | |
| DE, MJ/kg | 13.84 |
| CP, % | 16.1 |
| Ca, % | 0.62 |
| Available P, % | 0.21 |
| Lys, % | 1.19 |
| Met, % | 0.39 |
| Met + Cys, % | 1 |
| Thr, % | 0.67 |
| Try, % | 0.19 |
| Se, mg/kg | 0.34 |
1 Supplied per kilogram of complete diet: 5500 IU vitamin A, 700 IU vitamin D3, 25 IU vitamin E, 2.5 mg vitamin K3, 4.4 mg thiamine, 11 mg riboflavin, 35 mg d-pantothenic acid, 59.5 mg niacin, 330 mg choline, 0.9 mg folic acid, 0.5 mg biotin, 55 µg vitamin B12, 40 mg Mn as manganese sulfate, 130 mg Fe as ferrous sulfate, 130 mg Zn as zinc sulfate, 15 mg Cu as copper sulfate, and 0.35 mg I as calcium iodide.