Table 1.

Ingredient composition and calculated nutrient analysis of starter (1–10 days), grower (11–25 days), and finisher (26–36 days) diets.

Ingredients	0–10 Days	11–25 Days	26–36 Days
Yellow corn grains	48.77	52	64.05
Soybean meal 44%	34.32	33	25.00
Corn gluten meal	6.75	6	3.34
Soybean oil	5.86	5.21	3.97
Limestone	1.50	1.24	1.26
Monocalcium phosphate	1.75	1.50	1.35
Choline chloride	0.10	0.10	0.10
Sodium chloride	0.35	0.35	0.35
1 Vitamin and mineral premix	0.35	0.35	0.35
L-lysine HCl	0.14	0.14	0.17
DL-methionine	0.11	0.11	0.06
Nutrient specifications
2 ME Kcal/kg diet	3200	3200	3200
CP (%)	23	20	18
Ca (%)	1.00	0.9	0.77
Available P (%)	0.46	0.45	0.38
Methionine (%)	0.50	0.45	0.37
Lysine (%)	1.10	1.00	0.90

¹ Vitamin and mineral premix supplied each kg of feeds with: Vitamin A 12000 IU; vitamin D₃ 2000 IU; vitamin E 10 mg; vitamin K₃ 2 mg; vitamin B₁ 1 mg; vitamin B₂ 5 mg; vitamin B₆ 1.5 mg; vitamin B₁₂ 0.01 mg; Biotin 0.05 mg; pantothenic acid 10 mg; Nicotinic acid 30 mg; Folic acid 1 mg; Manganese 60 mg; Iron 30 mg; Copper 10 mg; Iodine 1 mg; Selenium 0.01 mg; Cobalt 0.01 mg. ² ME: metabolizable energy.