Table 1.
Ingredient composition of experimental basal diets (%, as fed basis).
| Ingredients (%) | Starter diet (0–14 d) | Grower diet (15–28 d) | Finisher diet (from 29 d) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat | 29.75 | 49.37 | 46.06 |
| Soybean meal 47% | 27.40 | 23.65 | 22.82 |
| Corn | 15.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Barley | 9.78 | 11.74 | 17.62 |
| Extruded full-fat soybean | 9.17 | 4.58 | 0.00 |
| Added fats | 2.00 | 3.25 | 4.50 |
| Rapeseed meal 00 | 0.0 | 1.52 | 3.43 |
| Sepiolite | 1.99 | 1.99 | 1.99 |
| Trace mineral-vitamin premix1 | 1.43 | 1.13 | 1.15 |
| Calcium carbonate | 1.23 | 1.05 | 0.93 |
| Monocalcium phosphate | 0.96 | 0.64 | 0.49 |
| Salt | 0.35 | 0.21 | 0.23 |
| L-lysine | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.29 |
| DL-methionine | 0.30 | 0.25 | 0.22 |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.12 |
| L-threonine | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| Choline chloride 75% | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
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Provides per kg feed: vitamin A (from retinol), 13,500 IU; vitamin D3 (from cholecalciferol), 4,800 IU; vitamin E (from alfa-tocopherol), 49.5 IU; vitamin B1, 3 mg; vitamin B2, 9 mg; vitamin B6, 4.5 mg; vitamin B12, 16.5 μg; vitamin K3, 3 mg; calcium pantothenate, 16.5 mg; nicotinic acid, 51 mg; folic acid, 1.8 mg; biotin, 30 μg; Fe (from FeSO4·7H2O), 54 mg; I [from Ca(I2O3)2], 1.2 mg; Co (from 2CoCO3·3Co(OH)2·H2O), 0.6 mg; Cu (from CuSO4·5H2O), 12 mg; Mn (from MnO), 90 mg; Zn (from ZnO), 66 mg; Se (from Na2SeO3), 0.18 mg; Mo [from (NH4)6Mo7O24], 1.2 mg; β-glucanase 350 IU; xylanase 1,125 IU; Organic acids (starter diets at 4 g/kg; grower and finisher diets at 3 g/kg).