Table 1.
Ingredient composition and calculated nutrient content of starter basal diet (1–17 days of age) for Ross-708 broilers [From (23)].
| Ingredient name | % | Nutrient | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 53.25 | Dry matter | 88.55 |
| Soybean meal, 46% CP | 30.94 | Moisture | 11.45 |
| Corn gluten meal | 5.00 | Crude protein | 22.71 |
| Poultry fat | 0.00 | Calcium | 0.30 |
| Soybean oil | 4.20 | Total phosphorous | 0.38 |
| Celite | 1.00 | Non-phytate phosphorous | 0.18 |
| Filler (Limestone + CaHPO4 + Sand) | 3.15 | Phytate phosphorous | 0.24 |
| Salt (NaCl) | 0.29 | Total methionine | 0.67 |
| DL-Methionine, 99% | 0.30 | Total cysteine | 0.36 |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 0.31 | Total lysine | 1.39 |
| Dicalcium phosphate (CaHPO4)a | 0.27 | Total tryptophan | 0.25 |
| Mineral premixb | 0.20 | Total threonine | 0.98 |
| Limestone Cerne Pure Cal 12–40c | 0.17 | Total isoleucine | 0.94 |
| L-Lysine-HCl, 78.8% | 0.38 | Total valine | 1.05 |
| Choline chloride, 60% choline | 0.18 | Total leucine | 2.13 |
| L-Threonine, 98% | 0.15 | Total arginine | 1.40 |
| Selenium premix | 0.05 | Total sulfur amino acids | 1.04 |
| Vitamin premixd | 0.10 | Total glycine | 0.88 |
| Anticoccidiale | 0.05 | Sodium | 0.22 |
| Natuphos E®f | 0.01 | Potassium | 0.85 |
| Total | 100.00 | Chloride | 0.29 |
| Digestible lysine | 1.28 | ||
| Digestible methionine | 0.63 | ||
| Digestible cysteine | 0.31 | ||
| Digestible total sulfur amino acids | 0.94 | ||
| Digestible threonine | 0.85 | ||
| Digestible tryptophan | 0.22 | ||
| Digestible isoleucine | 0.84 | ||
| Digestible leucine | 2.04 | ||
| Digestible valine | 0.95 | ||
| Digestible arginine | 1.30 | ||
| Metabolizable Energy, kcal/kg | 3,000 | ||
| Dietary electrolyte balance, mEq/100 g | 254 |
Dicalcium phosphate contains 19.79% calcium, 17.91% phosphorus, and 17.73% available phosphorus.
Trace minerals provided per kg of premix: 60 g manganese (Mn SO4); 60 g zinc (ZnSO4); 40 g iron (FeSO4); 5 g copper (CuSO4); 1.25 g iodine [Ca(IO3)2].
Limestone (Cerne Pure Cal 12-4) contains 39.467% calcium.
Vitamins provided per kg of premix: 13,227,513 IU vitamin A; 3,968,253 IU vitamin D3; 66,137 IU vitamin E; 39.6 mg vitamin B12; 13,227 mg riboflavin; 110,229 mg niacin; 22,045 mg d-pantothenic acid; 3,968 mg menadione; 2,204 mg folic acid; 7,936 mg vitamin B6; 3,968 mg thiamine; 253.5 mg biotin.
Coban® 90 (Monensin), Elanco Animal Health, Greenfield, IN, at 500 g/ton in the starter and grower diets.
Natuphos E® (500 FTU/kg, 50 g/ton FTU).