Table 2.
Composition and nutrient level of the basal diet on a dry matter basis.
| Items | Amount |
|---|---|
| Ingredients, % | |
| Yellow corn | 56 |
| Soybean meal (44%) | 29.29 |
| Corn gluten meal | 3.8 |
| Vegetable oil | 3.5 |
| Salt | 0.31 |
| Dicalcium phosphate 1 | 1.1 |
| Premix 2 | 0.25 |
| Limestone | 5.6 |
| DL-Methionine 3 | 0.11 |
| L-lysine | 0.04 |
| Total | 100.00 |
| Energy and Nutrient level | |
| ME (Kcal /kg) | 2979 |
| Crude protein % | 19.9 |
| Ether extract % | 5.9 |
| Crude fiber % | 3.3 |
| Calcium % | 2.461 |
| Available phosphorus% | 0.33 |
| Methionine % | 0.454 |
| Lysine | 1.002 |
| Methionine + cysteine | 0.788 |
1 Dicalcium phosphate, 18% granular phosphate, and 23% calcium. 2 Supplied per kilogram of diet: Vitamin A 12,000 IU, vitamin D3 3000 IU, vitamin E 40 mg, vitamin K3 3 mg, vitamin B1 2 mg, vitamin B2 6 mg, vitamin B6 5 mg, vitamin B12 0.02 mg, niacin 45 mg, biotin 0.075 mg, folic acid 2 mg, pantothenic acid 12 mg, manganese 100 mg, zinc 600 mg, iron 30 mg, copper 10 mg, iodine 1 mg, selenium 0.2 mg, and cobalt 0.1 mg. 3 DL-Methionine, Met AMINO® (DL-2-amino-4-(methyl-thio)-butane acid, DL-methionine, α-amino-Y-methyl-oily acid) by Feed Grade 99% (EU).