Table 1.
Chemical composition of basal diets (as fed)
| Basal diets |
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|---|---|---|
| Ingredients (%) | Starter (weeks 1 to 3) | Finisher (weeks 3 to 6) |
| Yellow corn | 57.13 | 60.53 |
| Gluten meal | 6.50 | 6.10 |
| Soybean meal | 31.65 | 27.15 |
| Limestone | 1.24 | 1.15 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 1.70 | 1.50 |
| NaCl | 0.30 | 0.30 |
| Soybean oil | 1.00 | 2.85 |
| Vit-min premix* | 0.30 | 0.30 |
| L-Lysine | 0.13 | 0.10 |
| DL-methionine | 0.05 | 0.02 |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
| Calculated analysis** | ||
| Metabolizable energy (MJ) | 12.33 | 12.94 |
| Crude protein % | 23.00 | 21.00 |
| Crude fibers % | 3.56 | 3.31 |
| Phosphorous (Available) % | 0.45 | 0.40 |
| Calcium % | 1.00 | 0.90 |
| Methionine + cysteine % | 0.83 | 0.74 |
| Lysine % | 1.20 | 1.05 |
*
Growth vitamin and mineral premix. Each 2.5 kg consists of: vitamin A, 12,000,000 IU; vitamin D3, 2,000,000 IU; vitamin E, 10 g; vitamin K3, 2 g; vitamin B1, 1,000 mg; vitamin B2, 49 g; vitamin B6, 105 g; vitamin B12, 10 mg; pantothenic acid, 10 g; niacin, 20 g, folic acid, 1,000 mg; biotin, 50 g; choline chloride, 500 mg, Fe, 30 g; Mn, 40 g; Cu, 3 g; Co, 200 mg; Si, 100 mg; and Zn, 45 g.