Table 1.
Diet composition (as-fed basis).
| Items | Starter1 | Grower1 |
|---|---|---|
| Ingredients, % | ||
| Corn | 59.20 | 64.22 |
| Soybean meal (CP 46%) | 31.36 | 24.69 |
| Wheat bran | 0.50 | 0.40 |
| Soybean oil | 2.03 | 2.83 |
| Corn gluten meal | 2.00 | 4.00 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 1.39 | 1.27 |
| Limestone | 1.10 | 0.97 |
| Bentonite | 0.90 | - |
| Sodium chloride | 0.20 | 0.25 |
| Choline chloride (60%) | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| DL-Methionine (99%) | 0.15 | 0.11 |
| L-Lys·HCl (78%) | 0.07 | 0.16 |
| Vitamin premix2 | 0.70 | 0.70 |
| Trace mineral premix3 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
| Total | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Analyzed composition | ||
| ME, kcal/kg4 | 3,000 | 3,200 |
| Crude protein, % | 22.25 | 18.28 |
| Lysine, % | 1.00 | 0.80 |
| Methionine, % | 0.50 | 0.45 |
| Methionine + Cystine, % | 0.81 | 0.74 |
| Threonine, % | 0.97 | 0.81 |
| Calcium, % | 0.70 | 0.60 |
| Available phosphorus, % | 0.40 | 0.35 |
1
Starter diets, provided during day 1 to 21; grower diets, provided during day 22 to 42.
2
Provided per kg of diet: choline chloride, 1,000 mg; vitamin A, 10,000 IU; vitamin D3, 3,000 IU; vitamin E, 20 IU; vitamin K3, 2 mg; thiamin, 2 mg; riboflavin, 8 mg; pyridoxine hydrochloride, 4 mg; cyanocobalamin, 0.02 mg; calcium-D-pantothenate, 20 mg; nicotinic acid, 50 mg; folic acid, 1 mg; biotin, 0.2 mg.
3
Provided per kg of diet: Cu, 10 mg; Fe, 60 mg; Zn, 60 mg; Mn, 80 mg; Se, 0.3 mg; I, 0.2 mg.
4
Calculated values.