Table 1.
Feed ingredient and nutrient composition of experimental diets (%, as-fed basis)
| Items | Diet1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| TS | CS | PS | |
| Ingredient, % | |||
| Tapioca starch | 59.00 | ||
| Corn starch | 59.00 | ||
| Pea starch | 59.00 | ||
| Soybean meal | 27.00 | 27.00 | 27.00 |
| Corn gluten meal | 3.40 | 3.40 | 3.40 |
| Wheat bran | 3.36 | 3.36 | 3.36 |
| Soybean oil | 3.25 | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| L-Lysine·HCl (98%) | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
| DL-Methionine | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| L-Threonine | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 |
| Limestone | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
| Choline chloride (50%) | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 |
| Salt | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
| Vitamin and mineral premix2 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Total | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Calculated content | |||
| ME3, MJ/kg | 13.81 | 13.81 | 13.81 |
| Standardized ileal digestible amino acids4, % | |||
| Lysine | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.88 |
| Methionine + Cysteine | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 |
| Threonine | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Tryptophan | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| Analyzed nutrient composition | |||
| Dry matter5, % | 88.48 | 88.86 | 88.45 |
| Crude protein5, % | 14.54 | 14.55 | 14.55 |
| Crude fat5, % | 1.26 | 1.25 | 1.25 |
| Crude ash5, % | 4.09 | 4.09 | 4.11 |
| Total starch, % DM | 52.25 | 52.26 | 52.25 |
| Amylose/amylopectin | 0.11 | 0.25 | 0.44 |
1TS: tapioca starch; CS: corn starch; PS: pea starch
2Provided per kilogram of complete diet: vitamin A, 15,000 IU; vitamin D3, 3,000 IU; vitamin E, 150 mg; vitamin K3, 3 mg; vitamin B1, 3 mg; vitamin B2, 6 mg; vitamin B6, 5 mg; vitamin B12, 0.03 mg; niacin, 45 mg; vitamin C, 250 mg; calcium pantothenate, 9 mg; folic acid, 1 mg; biotin, 0.3 mg; choline chloride, 500 mg; Fe (FeSO4·H2O), 170 mg; Cu (CuSO4·5H2O), 150 mg; I (KI), 0.90 mg; Se (Na2SeO3),0.2 mg; Zn (ZnSO4·H2O), 150 mg; Mg (MgO), 68 mg; Mn (MnSO4·H2O), 80 mg; Co (CoCl2), 0.3 mg
3ME = metabolized energy
4Values were estimated based on database of NRC [15]
5Analytical results obtained according to AOAC [16]