Table 1. Chemical composition of the basal diets (as-fed basis).
| Items | Content | |
|---|---|---|
| HP | LP | |
| Ingredient (%) | ||
| Corn | 64.95 | 72.43 |
| Wheat | 7.00 | 5.00 |
| Soybean meal | 22.00 | 17.50 |
| Wheat bran | 3.00 | 2.00 |
| Monocalcium phosphate | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Limestone | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Vitamin premix1) | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Mineral premix2) | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| L-Lysine-HCl (78%) | 0.30 | 0.32 |
| DL-Methionine (50%) | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| L-Threonine (89%) | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| Salt | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
1)
Provided per kg of complete diet: vitamin A, 11,025 IU; vitamin D3, 1,103 IU; vitamin E, 44 IU; vitamin K, 4.4 mg; riboflavin, 8.3 mg; niacin, 50 mg; thiamine, 4 mg; D-pantothenic, 29 mg; choline, 166 mg; and vitamin B12, 33 μg.
2)
Provided per kg of complete diet: copper (as CuSO4 · 5H2O), 12 mg; zinc (as ZnSO4), 85 mg; manganese (as MnO2), 8 mg; iodine (as KI), 0.28 mg; and selenium (as Na2SeO3 · 5H2O), 0.15 mg.
HP, high crude protein (17.3%); LP, low crude protein (15.1%).