Table 1.
Ingredient and chemical composition of the diets.
| Dietary treatments |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingredients (g/kg) | Diet 1 | Diet 2 | Diet 3 | Diet 4 |
| Soyabean meal | 403.00 | 407.00 | 415.00 | 395.00 |
| Yellow maize meal | 410.00 | 364.00 | 316.00 | 263.00 |
| M. zeyheri seed meal | 0.00 | 36.00 | 74.00 | 110.00 |
| (0) | (12.5) | (25) | (37.5) | |
| Wheat bran | 136.00 | 145.00 | 147.00 | 201.00 |
| Soyabean oil | 21.00 | 19.00 | 18.00 | 4.00 |
| Limestone | 19.00 | 16.00 | 17.00 | 14.00 |
| DL-Methionine, 99% | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| L-Lysine HCL 98.5% | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Salt | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Vitamin and mineral premix | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Total | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Calculated chemical composition | ||||
| Dry matter (g/kg) | 924.60 | 914.30 | 902.30 | 907.50 |
| Crude protein (g/kg) | 240.50 | 240.40 | 240.60 | 240.60 |
| Ether extract (g/kg) | 46.10 | 50.60 | 57.00 | 62.90 |
| Calcium (g/kg) | 8.20 | 8.30 | 8.60 | 8.40 |
| Phosphorus (g/kg) | 4.60 | 4.40 | 4.20 | 4.20 |
| Gross energy (MJ/kg) | 17.03 | 17.02 | 17.02 | 17.07 |
The figures in parenthesis show the percent replacement of MM with MZSM on a gross energy basis. M. zeyheri seed meal inclusion is on a % gross energy contribution of maize meal.