Table 1.
Ingredients and nutrients level of the control feed.
| Ingredients, kg | Day 1–21 | Day 22–34 |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow corn, 7.8% | 532.18 | 581.40 |
| Soybean meal, 45% | 378.50 | 321.50 |
| Wheat bran | 20.00 | 22.00 |
| Corn gluten meal | 14.00 | 0.00 |
| Rice bran oil | 15.00 | 42.00 |
| Di-calcium phosphate | 19.80 | 16.15 |
| Limestone | 9.00 | 7.90 |
| NaCl | 4.00 | 3.00 |
| DL-methionine | 2.92 | 2.50 |
| L- lysine. HCL | 2.10 | 1.05 |
| Choline chloride | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Vitamin- mineral premix1 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Rumex nervosus leaves2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Nutrient content (%, based on as-fed basis)3 | ||
| Crude protein, | 22.80 | 19.70 |
| Digestible lysine | 1.26 | 1.03 |
| Digestible sulfur amino acids | 0.91 | 0.80 |
| Digestible threonine | 0.77 | 0.67 |
| Calcium | 0.93 | 0.79 |
| Nonphytate P | 0.45 | 0.38 |
| Metabolizable energy, kcal/kg | 2,900 | 3,120 |
1
Premix per Kg: vitamins (A, 12,000,000 IU; D3, 5,000,000 IU; E, 80,000 IU; K3, 3,200 mg; B1, 3,200 mg; B2, 8,600 mg; B3, 65,000 mg; B5, 20,000 mg; B6, 4,300 mg; biotin 220 mg; B9, 2,200 mg; B12, 17 mg); minerals: copper, 16,000 mg; iodine, 1,250 mg; iron, 20,000 mg; Mn, 120,000 mg; Se, 300 mg, and Zn, 110,000 mg.
2
The basal diet supplemented with 0, 1,000, 3,000, and 5,000 mg/kg Rumex nervosus leaves (RN) on top of feed; supplemented levels were recommended based on the Maximum Ingredient level Optimization Workbook (MIOW) (Alhotan et al., 2017).
3
Calculated according to Rostagno et al. (2011).