Table 8.
Ingredient and chemical composition of the basal diet a.
| Ingredient | g/kg |
|---|---|
| Whey powder | 50.0 |
| Wheat | 380.0 |
| Barley | 234.0 |
| Soya bean meal | 170.0 |
| Full-fat soya bean | 120.0 |
| Soya oil | 10.0 |
| Vitamins and minerals b | 3.0 |
| Salt | 3.0 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 13.0 |
| Limestone | 11.0 |
| Lysine HCL | 4.0 |
| DL-methionine | 1.5 |
| L-threonine | 1.5 |
| Chemical analysis | |
| Dry matter | 866.1 |
| Crude protein (N × 6.25) | 210.6 |
| Ash | 48.4 |
| Neutral detergent fibre | 115.1 |
| Digestible energy (MJ/kg) * | 14.5 |
| Lysine * | 14.5 |
| Methionine and cysteine * | 8.4 |
| Threonine * | 9.1 |
| Tryptophan * | 2.5 |
| Calcium * | 9.5 |
| Phosphorous * | 6.1 |
HCL, hydrochloride; a Treatments: (1) basal diet; (2) basal diet DSS, (3) basal diet + 200 ppm laminarin DSS, (4) basal diet + 300 ppm chitosan DSS; b Provided (mg/kg complete diet): Cu, 100; Fe, 140; Mn, 47; Zn, 120; I, 0·6; Se, 0·3; retinol, 1·8; cholecalciferol, 0·025; α-tocopherol, 67; phytylmenaquinone, 4; cyanocobalamin, 0·01; riboflavin, 2; nicotinic acid, 12; pantothenic acid, 10; choline chloride, 250; thiamin, 2; pyridoxine, 0·015. Celite included at 300 mg/kg complete diet; * Calculated for tabulated nutritional composition [71].