Table 1.
Composition and nutrient levels of the experimental basal diet.1
| Items | Composition |
|---|---|
| Ingredients, % | |
| Corn | 51.38 |
| Soybean oil | 3.75 |
| Soybean meal | 40.71 |
| Calcium hydrogen phosphate | 1.86 |
| Limestone | 1.24 |
| Sodium chloride | 0.35 |
| DL-Methionine (98%) | 0.20 |
| Vitamin premix2 | 0.03 |
| Trace mineral premix3 | 0.20 |
| Choline chloride (50%) | 0.25 |
| Antioxidant | 0.03 |
| Total | 100 |
| Calculated nutrient level4 | |
| Metabolizable energy, MJ/kg | 12.31 |
| Crude protein, % | 22.00 |
| Lysine, % | 1.21 |
| Methionine, % | 0.52 |
| Calcium, % | 1.00 |
| Available phosphorus, % | 0.45 |
1
Diets were in mash form.
2
Vitamin premix (1 kg) contained the following ingredients: vitamin A, 50 MIU; vitamin D3, 12 MIU; vitamin K3, 10 g; vitamin B1, 10 g; vitamin B2, 32 g; vitamin B12, 0.1 g; vitamin E, 0.2 MIU; biotin, 0.5 g; folic acid, 5 g; pantothenic acid, 50 g; niacin, 150 g.
3
Trace mineral premix (1 kg) contained the following ingredients: copper, 4 g; zinc, 90 g; iron, 38 g; manganese, 46.48 g; selenium, 0.1 g; iodine, 0.16 g; cobalt, 0.25 g.
4
Calculated value based on the analyzed data for the experimental diets.