Table 1. Composition and nutrient analysis of the experimental diet.
| % | |
|---|---|
| Ingredients (g/100 g) | |
| Corn meal | 55.10 |
| Alfalfa meal | 2.90 |
| Soybean meal | 33.50 |
| Corn oil | 4.70 |
| CaCO3 | 0.66 |
| CaHPO4 | 2.00 |
| NaCl | 0.50 |
| DL-Methionine | 0.14 |
| Mineral and vitamin premix1 | 0.50 |
| Calculated analysis | |
| Crude protein (%) | 20.00 |
| Metabolizable energy (MJ/kg) | 3.10 |
| Ca (%) | 1.00 |
| av.P (%) | 0.62 |
| Na (%) | 0.21 |
1
Content per kg of the vitamin and mineral premix: vitamin A 90 mg, vitamin D3 1 mg, DL-alpha-tocopherol acetate 2000 mg, vitamin K3 229 mg, thiamin nitrate 444 mg, riboflavin 720 mg, calcium d-pantothenate 2174 mg, nicotinamide 7000 mg, pyridoxine hydrochloride 700 mg, biotin 30 mg, folic acid 110 mg, cyanocobalamine 2 mg, calcium iodinate 108 mg, MgO 198,991 mg, MnSO4 32,985 mg, ZnSO4 19,753 mg, FeSO4 43,523 mg, CuSO4 4019 mg and choline chloride 299,608 mg.