Table 1.
Composition of the basal diet.
| Ingredients, % | % | Nutrient Content 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| yellow corn (8.1% CP) | 66 | Digestible energy, kcal/kg | 3386.63 |
| soybean meal (46% CP) | 13 | Metabolizable energy, kcal/kg | 3233.67 |
| soybean hulls | 15 | Net energy, kcal/kg | 2433.02 |
| L-Lys-HCL | 0.2 | Crude protein | 13.03 |
| L-Thr | 0.05 | Calcium | 0.68 |
| soybean oil | 2 | Total phosphorus | 0.50 |
| limestone powder | 0.8 | Available phosphorus | 0.28 |
| Calcium monohydrogen phosphate | 1 | Standardized ileal digestible Lys | 0.66 |
| sodium chloride | 0.95 | Standardized ileal digestible Met | 0.19 |
| Premix 1 | 1 | Standardized ileal digestible Met + cys | 0.4 |
| Total | 100 | Standardized ileal digestible Thr | 0.44 |
| Standardized ileal digestible Trp | 0.11 |
1 Supplied per kilogram of the complete diet: Fe, 120 mg; Cu, 10 mg; Zn, 120 mg; Mn, 35 mg; I, 0.25 mg, Se, 0.2 mg; vitamin A, 8000 IU; vitamin D3, 1000 IU; vitamin E, 30 mg; vitamin K3, 2 mg; vitamin B1, 2 mg; vitamin B2, 6 mg; vitamin B6, 4.0 mg; vitamin B12, 0.02 mg; niacin, 25 mg; calcium pantothenate, 10 mg; folic acid, 1.0 mg; biotin, 0.25 mg. 2 All values were calculated based on database of NRC (2012).