Table 1.
Dietary composition of basal nursery and finishing diets, as fed basis
| Diets | Phase 11 | Phase 21 | Phase 31 | Phase 42 | Phase 52 | Phase 62 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingredient, % | ||||||
| Corn grain | 34.2 | 42.7 | 60.7 | 69.0 | 76.8 | 79.0 |
| Soybean meal, dehulled | 22.0 | 29.0 | 34.0 | 26.0 | 19.0 | 17.0 |
| Dried whey | 27.5 | 17.5 | – | – | – | – |
| Plasma protein, APC-920 | 4.0 | 3.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Fish meal, Menhaden | 4.5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Vitamin-mineral premix3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Salt | 0.45 | 0.35 | 0.25 | 0.30 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| Zinc Oxide | 0.30 | 0.25 | – | – | – | – |
| Dicalcium Phosphate | 0.40 | 1.50 | 1.40 | 1.00 | 0.90 | 0.85 |
| Limestone | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.75 | 0.60 |
| Fat, vegetable oil | 2.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Calculated composition | ||||||
| DM, % | 91.1 | 90.7 | 89.8 | 89.7 | 89.6 | 89.5 |
| ME, Mcal/kg | 3.30 | 3.29 | 3.34 | 3.36 | 3.37 | 3.38 |
| CP, % | 23.0 | 22.2 | 21.3 | 18.2 | 15.5 | 14.7 |
| Lys, % | 1.51 | 1.36 | 1.19 | 0.97 | 0.78 | 0.72 |
| Ca, % | 0.92 | 0.90 | 0.74 | 0.62 | 0.59 | 0.52 |
| Available P, % | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.36 | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.23 |
| Total P, % | 0.73 | 0.77 | 0.64 | 0.54 | 0.50 | 0.49 |
1
Nursery diets with Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product (SCFP; phases 1 to 3) contained 0.2% Diamond V Original XPC (Diamond V, Cedar Rapids, IA) by replacing corn in basal diets.
2
Grower-finisher diets with SCFP (phases 4 to 6) contained 0.1% Diamond V Original XPC by replacing corn in basal diets.
3
Provided the following per kg of the complete diet: manganese, 46.7 mg; iron, 75 mg; zinc, 103.8 mg; copper, 9.5 mg; iodide 0.72 mg; selenium, 0.23 mg; retinyl acetate, 2600 μg; cholecalciferol, 20.6 μg; D-α-tocopherol, 41.5 mg; menadione sodium bisulfate, 2.7 mg; vitamin B-12, 54.9 μg; riboflavin, 13.7 mg; niacin, 54.9 mg; and choline, 1650 mg.