Table 2. Broiler breeder rations formulations and nutrients.
| Hen Diets |
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| With high NSPs |
Without NSPs |
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| Ingredients (%) | With Biacid™ | Without Biacid™ | With Biacid™ | Without Biacid™ | Rooster Diet |
| Corn grain | 15.818 | 15.858 | 66.65 | 66.68 | 56.9 |
| Soybean meal | 15.73 | 15.75 | 21.74 | 21.75 | 14.5 |
| Wheat grain | 57 | 57 | — | — | — |
| Wheat bran | — | — | — | — | 24.15 |
| Soybean oil | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oyster shell | 5.21 | 5.24 | 5.34 | 5.38 | — |
| Limestone | 2.61 | 2.62 | 2.67 | 2.69 | 1 |
| DCP | — | — | — | — | 0.35 |
| NaHCO3 | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| DL- Methionine | 0.032 | 0.032 | — | — | |
| Concentrate 2.5%* | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 |
| Biacid™ | 0.1 | — | 0.1 | — | — |
| Nutrients | Hen Diets | Rooster Diet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metabolisable Energy (kcal/kg) | 2750 | 2650 | |
| Crude Protein | (%) | 15.01 | 15.11 |
| Calcium | (%) | 3.46 | 0.88 |
| Av. Phosphorous | (%) | 0.35 | 0.35 |
| Sodium | (%) | 0.16 | 0.14 |
| Chloride | (%) | 0.20 | 0.18 |
| Lysine | (%) | 0.72 | 0.67 |
| Methionine | (%) | 0.34 | 0.29 |
| Met+Cys | (%) | 0.61 | 0.58 |
| Threonine | (%) | 0.53 | 0.52 |
| Tryptophan | (%) | 0.18 | 0.17 |
| Isoleucine | (%) | 0.60 | 0.57 |
| Arginine | (%) | 0.93 | 0.93 |
| Valine | (%) | 0.70 | 0.69 |
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Broiler breeder concentrate 2.5% consist of 1109 kcal/kg metabolisable energy, 14.52% calcium, 9.31% Av. phosphorous, 4.87% sodium, 6.18% chloride, 17.61% crude protein, 1.81% lysine, 3.07% methionine, 3.26% met+cys, 0.51% threonine and 0.17% tryptophan and supply 12500 IU vitamin A, 3000 IU vitamin D3, 100 IU vitamin E, 3.3 mg vitamin K, 2 mg thiamine, 9 mg riboflavin, 12 mg pantothenic acid, 40 mg niacin, 5 mg pyridoxine, 0.03 mg cobalamin, 2 mg folic acid, 0.2 mg biotin, 50 mg Fe, 10 mg Cu, 125 mg Zn, 100 mg Mn, 1.8 mg I, 0.4 mg Se, 600 mg choline chloride, 300 FTU phytase, 70 units β xylanase and 100 units β glucanase per kg of diet.