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. 2019 Dec 30;99(1):350–363. doi: 10.3382/ps/pez501

Table 2.

Ingredient composition and analyzed nutrient content of Phase 1 (weeks 1 to 24) diets fed in Experiment 1, % as fed.



Brassica napus
Brassica juncea
Control Meal Cake Meal Cake
Barley 58.64 43.47 28.54 43.47 28.54
Wheat 12.71 27.34 12.71 27.34
B. napus solvent-extracted meal 20.00
B. napus extruded-expelled cake 20.00
B. juncea solvent-extracted meal 20.00
B. juncea extruded-expelled cake 20.00
Soybean meal 12.99 5.10 4.68 5.10 4.68
Wheat DDGS 10.00 1.05 4.07 1.05 4.07
Limestone1 9.28 9.07 9.15 9.07 9.15
Canola oil 6.70 6.50 4.20 6.50 4.20
Vitamin and trace mineral premix2 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50
Choline premix3 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50
Mono-dicalcium phosphate 0.49 0.45 0.40 0.45 0.40
Sodium bicarbonate 0.37 0.29 0.25 0.29 0.25
Salt 0.05 0.11 0.13 0.11 0.13
D,L—Methionine 0.18 0.13 0.10 0.13 0.10
L—Lysine-HCl 0.15 0.06 0.07 0.06 0.07
L—Threonine 0.10 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.02
CBS Superzyme® Plus4 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05
Moisture 9.79 10.25 9.86 9.54 9.13
Crude protein 19.65 17.47 18.16 18.24 18.29
Neutral detergent fiber 16.48 18.25 15.29 14.87 15.71
Acid detergent fiber 4.93 7.07 5.64 5.96 5.48
Crude fiber 3.28 4.33 3.53 3.56 3.24
Ash 13.94 12.57 12.84 12.92 12.79
Calcium 3.86 3.82 3.92 3.97 3.89
Phosphorus 0.49 0.55 0.56 0.54 0.60
Crude fat 7.43 7.13 7.63 7.32 6.69
 Linoleic acid (18:2n6)5 2.12 1.76 1.97 2.01 1.91
Indispensable amino acids
 Arginine 0.96 0.99 1.08 1.00 1.02
 Histidine 0.39 0.41 0.43 0.43 0.44
 Isoleucine 0.67 0.67 0.72 0.71 0.71
 Leucine 1.28 1.27 1.35 1.33 1.33
 Lysine 0.78 0.83 0.84 0.82 0.76
 Methionine 0.48 0.41 0.40 0.40 0.37
 Methionine + cystine 0.77 0.75 0.72 0.75 0.70
 Phenylalanine 0.91 0.86 0.89 0.90 0.88
 Threonine 0.67 0.66 0.70 0.65 0.66
 Tryptophan 0.19 0.20 0.21 0.22 0.22
 Valine 0.88 0.92 0.96 0.95 0.94
Dispensable amino acids
 Alanine 0.69 0.73 0.78 0.76 0.75
 Aspartic acid 1.27 1.21 1.33 1.20 1.22
 Cysteine 0.29 0.34 0.32 0.35 0.33
 Glutamic acid 4.03 3.90 3.92 4.35 4.29
 Glycine 0.69 0.79 0.83 0.81 0.81
 Proline 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.40 1.54
 Serine 0.74 0.73 0.75 0.76 0.75
 Tyrosine 0.52 0.50 0.53 0.52 0.54
Total amino acids 17.07 17.14 17.76 17.77 17.75
1

1:2 (w/w) blend of fine and coarse grit limestone, respectively.

2

Hi-Pro Feeds LP; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Provided the following per kg of mixed feed: 80 mg/kg iron; 100 mg/kg zinc; 88 mg/kg manganese; 15 mg/kg copper; 1.65 mg/kg iodine; 0.3 mg/kg selenium; 12,500 IU/kg vitamin A; 3,125 IU/kg vitamin D3; 40 IU/kg vitamin E; 2.5 mg/kg vitamin K (menadione); 37.5 mg/kg niacin; 12.5 mg/kg pantothenic acid; 7.5 mg/kg riboflavin; 5 mg/kg pyridoxine; 2.55 mg/kg thiamin; 0.625 mg/kg folic acid; 0.15 mg/kg biotin; and, 0.01875 mg/kg vitamin B12.

3

Hi-Pro Feeds LP; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Provided 400 mg/kg of choline per kg of mixed feed.

4

Canadian Bio-Systems; Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Provided the following enzyme activities per kg of mixed feed: xylanase, 1,200 U; glucanase, 150 U; invertase, 700 U; protease, 1,200 U; cellulase, 500 U; amylase, 12,000; mannanase, 60; phytase, 1,000 U.

5

Linoleic acid is reported for Phase 1 diets only, as eggs sampled for fatty acid composition were from hens fed Phase 1 diets.