Table 2.

Analyzed phytate phosphorus content of the main ingredients used to formulate the diets, analyzed nutrient content of the experimental diets and enzyme activities recovered in the experimental diets.

	Starter basal diets			Grower basal diets
Item	Standard phytate P	Moderate phytate P	High phytate P	Standard phytate P	Moderate phytate P	High phytate P
Analyzed nutrient composition of the experimental diets, %
Crude protein	21.54	21.67	21.84	19.30	18.73	19.52
Total phosphorus	0.52	0.62	0.75	0.45	0.59	0.74
Total calcium	0.67	0.63	0.56	0.65	0.53	0.55
Total lysine	1.34	1.29	1.34
Phytate phosphorus	0.23	0.33	0.42	0.22	0.32	0.45
Phytase activity recovered in the experimental diets, phytase units/kg
0	< 50	< 50	< 50	< 50	< 50	< 50
500	400	329	466	504	543	604
1,000	917	911	1,030	847	934	946
2,000	2,200	1,850	1,970	1,480	1,790	1,780
Xylanase activity recovered in the experimental diets, xylanase units/kg
0	14,000	15,800	15,500	18,200	18,000	18,700
500	14,000	18,700	16,300	18,200	18,400	18,300
1,000	16,900	15,400	16,600	16,800	18,600	15,700
2,000	16,600	15,400	17,200	14,200	15,600	16,700