Table 1.
Composition and nutrient content of basal diets of laying hens (air dried basis, %).1
| Ingredient | Content, % | Nutrient level | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 62.66 | Metabolizable energy [MJ/kg]2 | 11.68 |
| Soybean meal | 25.66 | Crude protein [%]3 | 16.50 |
| Limestone | 8.33 | Calcium [%]3 | 3.50 |
| Soybean oil | 0.60 | Methionine [%]2 | 0.32 |
| (Wheat) bran | 0.06 | Lysine [%]2 | 0.77 |
| Premix1 | 0.54 | Total phosphorus [%]3 | 0.60 |
| Salt | 0.49 | Tryptophan [%]2 | 0.17 |
| Choline | 0.16 | ||
| Dicalcium phosphate | 1.50 | ||
| Total | 100.00 |
1
The premix provided the following per kilogram of the diet: vitamin A 9,000 IU, vitamin D 2,000 IU, vitamin E 10 IU, vitamin K 0.5 mg, vitamin B2 0.006 mg, vitamin B6 52.5 mg, vitamin B12 0.4 mg, biotin 4.5 mg, folic acid 4.0 mg, D-pantothenic acid 4 mg, nicotinic acid 30 mg, Cu (as copper sulfate) 8 mg, Fe (as ferrous sulfate) 60 mg, Mn (as manganese sulfate) 65 mg, Zn (as zinc sulfate) 90 g, I (as potassium iodide) 0.5 mg, and Se (as sodium selenite) 0.3 mg.
2
Calculated values.
3
Measured values.