Table 1.
Ingredients and chemical composition of commercial layer diet, as fed basis.
| Ingredients, g/Kg of diet | Amount |
|---|---|
| Corn | 555.0 |
| Soybean meal | 166.0 |
| Pork meal | 70.0 |
| Wheat shorts | 51.0 |
| Corn gluten meal | 25.0 |
| Tallow Pelleter (AV Blend) | 15.0 |
| Tallow mixer (AV Blend) | 10.0 |
| Limestone | 95.0 |
| Mono calcium phosphate | 5.5 |
| Salt (NaCl) | 3.0 |
| Vitamin and trace minerals premix1 | 3.0 |
| Alimet | 1.0 |
| Choline chloride 70% | 0.5 |
| Calculated composition | |
| Dry matter, % | 89.38 |
| ME, Kcal/kg | 2,886.0 |
| Crude protein, % | 18.07 |
| Lysine, % | 0.89 |
| Methionine, % | 0.38 |
| Methionine + cysteine, % | 0.64 |
| Crude fat, % | 5.77 |
| Linoleic acid, % | 1.97 |
| Crude fiber, % | 1.83 |
| Calcium, % | 4.22 |
| Total phosphorous, % | 0.65 |
| Available phosphorous, % | 0.44 |
| Vitamin D3, IU/Kg | 4,500 |
| Determined composition | |
| Dry matter, % | 90.05 |
| Ash, % | 16.52 |
| Calcium, % | 4.20 |
| Total phosphorous, % | 0.58 |
1
Provided per kilogram of premix: Vitamin A = 1,000,000 IU, Vitamin D3 = 300,000 IU, Vitamin E = 40,000 IU, Vitamin B12 = 25,000 mcg, Biotin = 150,000 mcg, Menadione = 2,500 mg, Thiamine = 2,500 mg, Riboflavin = 9,500 mg, Pantothenic acid = 16,000 mg, Pyridoxine = 4,500 mg, Niacin = 50,000 mg, Folic acid = 2,500 mg, Iron = 50,000 mg, Copper = 8,000 mg, Manganese = 75,000 mg, Zinc = 75,000 mg, Iodine = 1,000 mg.