Table 1.
Ingredients and nutrient composition of the diets for hens and offspring chickens.
| Hens | Starter (1–21 D) | Grower (22–57 D) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingredients, g/kg | |||
| Corn | 580.0 | 566.0 | 546.0 |
| Soybean meal | 256.0 | 303.3 | 315.3 |
| Soybean oil | 30.0 | 20.0 | 30.0 |
| Corn protein meal | 0.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 30.3 | 13.0 | 11.5 |
| Shell powder | 67.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Premix1 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Salt | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| DL-methionine | 1.8 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Choline chloride | 1.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Limestone | 20.3 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| Antioxidants | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Metabolizable energy, MJ/kg | 12.62 | 13.46 | 13.58 |
| Nutrient composition (%) | |||
| Crude protein | 16.96 | 21.22 | 19.71 |
| Calcium | 3.20 | 0.99 | 0.91 |
| Phosphorous | 0.59 | 0.67 | 0.61 |
| Lysine | 1.65 | 1.43 | 1.30 |
| Methionine | 0.62 | 0.50 | 0.47 |
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Premix provided per kilogram of diet: trans-retinyl acetate, 10,000 IU; cholecalciferol, 5000 IU; all-rac-α-tocopherol acetate, 20 mg; menadione, 1.5 mg; thiamin, 1 mg; riboflavin, 6 mg; nicotinamide, 40 mg; choline chloride, 350 mg; calcium pantothenate, 10 mg; pyridoxine HCl, 2 mg; biotin, 0.04 mg; folic acid, 1 mg; cobalamin, 0.012 mg; Fe (ferrous sulfate), 60 mg; Cu (copper sulfate), 5 mg; Mn (manganese sulfate), 100 mg; Zn (zinc oxide), 65 mg; I (calcium iodate), 0.8 mg; Se (sodium selenite), 0.3 mg; zinc bacitracin, 30 mg; dl-methionine, 1 g.