Table 1.
The compositions of the diet and the nutritional level (air-dried basis, %).
| Ingredient | Control group | Experimental group |
|---|---|---|
| Corn | 39.60 | 39.60 |
| Corn gluten feed | 21.00 | 18.40 |
| Corn germ meal | 20.00 | 19.60 |
| Corn oil | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Soybean meal | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Enteromorpha powder | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Limestone | 3.50 | 3.50 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 0.90 | 0.90 |
| Salt | 0.35 | 0.35 |
| DL-methionine | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| Lysine | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Choline chloride | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| Premix | 0.39 | 0.39 |
| Zeolite powder | 3.52 | 3.52 |
| Total | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Nutrients | ||
| ME (MJ/kg) | 10.04 | 10.04 |
| CP | 15.59 | 15.41 |
| Met | 0.38 | 0.38 |
| Met + Cys | 0.50 | 0.49 |
| Lys | 0.64 | 0.63 |
| Ca | 1.64 | 1.68 |
| Total phosphorus | 0.58 | 0.56 |
| Available phosphorus | 0.26 | 0.26 |
Each kilogram of diet contains the followings: vitamin A, 15,000 IU; vitamin D3, 5,300 IU; vitamin E, 100 mg; vitamin K, 4 mg; vitamin B1, 2 mg; vitamin B2, 10 mg; vitamin B6, 10 mg; vitamin B12, 0.1 mg; niacin, 100 mg; pantothenic acid, 50 mg; folic acid, 2 mg; biotin, 0.3 mg; Fe, 120 mg; Cu, 20 mg; Zn, 100 mg; Mn, 600 mg; I, 3 mg; and Se, 0.5 mg.