Table 1.
Ingredients and composition of basal diet.
| Ingredients | Starter | Grower |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow corn | 59.50 | 62.5 |
| Soybean meal (44%) | 26.00 | 23.94 |
| Maize gluten meal (62%) | 9.00 | 7.00 |
| Vegetable oil | 1.50 | 2.50 |
| Limestone | 1.12 | 1.23 |
| Dicalcium Phosphate | 1.75 | 1.70 |
| Premix1 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
| NaCl (salt) | 0.30 | 0.30 |
| L-lysine | 0.36 | 0.36 |
| DL-Methionine | 0.17 | 0.17 |
| Calculated compositions2 | ||
| ME (kcal kg−1) | 3,055.00 | 3,120 |
| Crude protein | 22.10 | 20.20 |
| Calcium | 0.93 | 0.95 |
| Nonphytate phosphorus | 0.46 | 0.45 |
| Methionine | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Lysine | 1.28 | 1.2 |
| TSAA | 0.98 | 0.90 |
Abbreviation: TSAA, total sulfur amino acids.
1
Provides each kg of diet: vitamin A, 12,000 IU; vitamin D3, 5,000 IU; vitamin E, 130.0 mg; vitamin K3, 3.605 mg; vitamin B1, 3.0 mg; vitamin B2, 8.0 mg; vitamin B6, 4.95 mg; vitamin B12, 0.17 mg; niacin, 60.0 mg; folic acid, 2.083 mg; D-biotin, 200.0 mg; calcium D-pantothenate, 18.333 mg; copper, 80 mg; iodine, 2.0 mg; selenium, 150.0 mg; iron, 80.0 mg; manganese, 100.0 mg; zinc, 80.0 mg; cobalt, 500.0 mg.
2
Calculated according to (NRC, 1994).