Table 5.
The proximate chemical composition of the experimental diets (%)
| Starter period (0-10d) | Grower period (11-22d) | Finisher period (23-35d) | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T6 | T7 | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T6 | T7 | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T6 | T7 | |
| Dry Matter | 88.63 | 88.50 | 88.51 | 88.52 | 88.47 | 88.50 | 88.47 | 88.61 | 88.50 | 88.49 | 88.52 | 88.47 | 88.50 | 88.49 | 88.64 | 88.48 | 88.51 | 88.50 | 88.46 | 88.48 | 88.40 |
| Crude Protein | 24.70 | 24.48 | 24.69 | 24.86 | 24.24 | 24.38 | 24.14 | 21.09 | 20.82 | 21.06 | 21.20 | 20.58 | 20.72 | 22.00 | 19.27 | 19.12 | 19.27 | 19.49 | 19.64 | 19.72 | 19.56 |
| Crude Fiber | 3.07 | 3.26 | 3.09 | 3.06 | 3.45 | 3.44 | 3.63 | 2.93 | 3.15 | 2.96 | 2.96 | 3.34 | 3.34 | 3.48 | 2.85 | 3.00 | 2.87 | 2.80 | 3.17 | 3.16 | 3.25 |
| Fat | 4.68 | 3.62 | 3.83 | 3.74 | 3.49 | 3.50 | 3.37 | 5.04 | 4.13 | 4.26 | 4.26 | 4.01 | 4.01 | 3.94 | 5.47 | 4.22 | 4.63 | 4.36 | 4.12 | 4.12 | 3.58 |
| Ash | 6.12 | 6.27 | 6.13 | 6.11 | 6.42 | 6.42 | 6.57 | 5.43 | 5.60 | 5.44 | 5.44 | 5.76 | 5.75 | 6.19 | 5.13 | 5.23 | 5.13 | 5.07 | 5.49 | 5.49 | 5.57 |
| AME (kcal/kg) | 3024.9 | 3025 | 3024.9 | 3024.9 | 3025 | 3024.9 | 3025 | 3100 | 3100 | 3100 | 3100 | 3100 | 3099.9 | 3100 | 3150 | 3150 | 3150 | 3149.9 | 3149.9 | 3150 | 3150 |
| Calcium | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 |
| Phosphrus | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
| Available Phosphrus | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 |
| Lysine | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.39 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 |
| Methionine | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.49 |
| Cystine | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.32 |
| Threonine | 0.95 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.74 |
T1: Control group "basal diet with no additives (breeder recommendation (BR)). T2: Basal diet minus 100 kcal/kg supplemented with 0.02% NSP-degrading enzyme (NSP). T3: Basal diet minus 50 kcal/kg supplemented with 0.025% emulsifier (LYSOFORTE®). T4: Basal diet minus 50 kcal/kg supplemented with 0.06% guanidinoacetic acid (CreAMINO®). T5: Basal diet minus 150 kcal/kg supplemented with a mixture of NSP and LYSOFORTE® (NSPL), T6: Basal diet minus 100 kcal/kg supplemented with a mixture of NSP and CreAMINO® (NSPC). T7: Basal diet minus 200 kcal/kg supplemented with a mixture of NSP, LYSO, and CreAMINO® (NSPLC).