Table 1.
Composition of the experimental diets for the ISA brown and Shaver white breeders from 26 to 31 wk of age, as-fed basis.
| Item | CON | DMA | FFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingredient, g/kg | |||
| Corn grain | 522.35 | 516.65 | 509.06 |
| Soybean meal | 233.41 | 234.67 | 224.70 |
| Wheat | 50.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| Corn gluten (60.4% crude protein) | 36.85 | 34.42 | 35.75 |
| DMA1 | - | 10.00 | - |
| FFF2 | - | - | 26.00 |
| Soybean oil | 20.40 | 17.48 | 17.49 |
| Limestone coarse | 37.93 | 37.92 | 37.92 |
| Limestone fine | 63.22 | 63.20 | 63.21 |
| Monocalcium phosphate | 15.03 | 14.94 | 14.95 |
| Vitamin and trace mineral premix3 | 12.00 | 12.00 | 12.00 |
| DL-Methionine, 99% | 1.59 | 1.62 | 1.62 |
| L-Lysine HCl, 78% | 0.74 | 0.70 | 0.77 |
| L-Threonine, 98% | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.14 |
| Salt | 2.65 | 2.65 | 2.69 |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 2.07 | 1.98 | 2.03 |
| Choline Chloride, 60% | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.52 |
| Ethoxyquin4 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| Calculated composition | |||
| Metabolizable energy, kcal/kg | 2,800 | 2,800 | 2,800 |
| Crude protein, % | 18.20 | 18.20 | 18.20 |
| Calcium, % | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Available phosphorus, % | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 |
| SID5 Lysine, % | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 |
| SID Methionine, % | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 |
| SID Methionine + cystine, % | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 |
| SID Threonine, % | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.56 |
| SID Tryptophan, % | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 |
| Sodium, % | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 |
| Chloride, % | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| ∑n−3, % | 0.20 | 0.42 | 0.43 |
| ∑n−6, % | 2.47 | 2.31 | 2.37 |
| ∑n−6:∑n−3 | 12.35 | 5.50 | 5.51 |
Microalgae (Aurantiochytrium limacinum) fermentation product, as a source of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), Alltech Canada, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Coextruded full-fat flaxseed and pulse mixture (1:1 wt/wt), as a source of α-linolenic acid (ALA), O & T Farms Ltd., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Provided in kg of diet: vitamin A (retinol), 10,000 IU; vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), 3,000 IU; vitamin E, 100 mg; vitamin K3 (menadione), 5.0 mg; vitamin B1 (thiamin), 4.0 mg; vitamin B2 (riboflavin), 10.0 mg; vitamin B3 (niacin), 50.0 mg; vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid), 20.0 mg; vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), 4.0 mg; vitamin B9 (folic acid), 2.0 mg; vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin), 30.0 mg; biotin, 200 mcg; choline, 400.0 mg; Mg, 110 mg; Zn, 80 mg; Fe, 40.0 mg; Cu, 10.0 mg; I, 1 mg, Se, 0.31 mg.
SANTOQUIN, Novus International Inc., Saint Charles, MO.
Standardized ileal digestible.