Table 1.
Ingredient composition and nutrient content of diets.
| Item | Starter (day 1–21) | Grower (day 22–35) |
|---|---|---|
| Ingredients, % | ||
| Corn | 54.57 | 62.44 |
| Soybean meal, 48% CP | 29.95 | 25.58 |
| Corn gluten meal, 60% CP | 5.90 | 3.30 |
| Soybean oil | 5.50 | 4.89 |
| Tricalcium phosphate | 2.46 | 2.29 |
| Limestone | 0.89 | 0.75 |
| Salt | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| DL-Met, 88% | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| L-Lys·HCl (78.4%) | 0.06 | 0.08 |
| Vitamin premix1 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| Mineral premix2 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| Calculated composition | ||
| ME, MJ/kg | 12.95 | 12.74 |
| CP, % | 21.89 | 18.90 |
| Ca, % | 1.05 | 0.96 |
| Lys, % | 1.12 | 1.01 |
| Met + Lys, % | 0.90 | 0.86 |
| Available P, % | 0.81 | 0.73 |
| Analyzed composition, % | ||
| CP | 21.12 | 20.02 |
| Ca | 1.03 | 0.95 |
| Met + Lys | 0.89 | 0.87 |
| Available P | 0.44 | 0.42 |
1
Provided per kilogram of complete diet: 12,8000 IU vitamin A, 1,600 IU vitamin D3, 60 IU vitamin E, 1.6 mg vitamin K3, 0.12 mg biotin, 50 mg choline, 1.2 mg folic acid, 32 mg Nicotinic acid, 16 mg pantothenic acid, 4.8 mg riboflavin, 2.4 mg thiamine (B1), 3.2 mg vitamin B6, and 0.03 mg vitamin B12.
2
Provided per kilogram of diet: Mg, 79 mg as manganese oxide; Zn, 60 mg as zinc oxide; Cu,100 mg as copper sulfate; Fe, 120 mg as iron sulfate; I, 0.96 mg as potassium iodine; Co, 0.16 mg as cobalt sulfate and Se,0.24 mg as sodium selenite.