Table 2.
Ingredient composition of the creep feed.
| Ingredient component | % |
|---|---|
| Wheat | 21.9 |
| Barley | 15 |
| Maize | 15 |
| Soy protein concentrate | 7 |
| Soybeans (heat treated) | 5 |
| Galacto-oligosaccharides | 5 |
| Potato protein | 4 |
| Sugarbeet pulp (dehydrated) | 4 |
| Oat hulls | 4 |
| Inulin | 4 |
| High-amylose starch (± 75% amylose) | 4 |
| Soybean oil | 3 |
| Blood meal (spray dried) | 2 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 1.7 |
| Sucrose | 1.5 |
| Calcium carbonate | 1.0 |
| Sodium chloride | 0.5 |
| Premixa | 0.5 |
| Potassium bicarbonate | 0.3 |
| L-lysine hydrochloride | 0.3 |
| DL-methionine | 0.2 |
| L-threonine | 0.04 |
| L-tryptophan | 0.04 |
| Total | 100 |
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Vitamin and mineral premix (per kg of feed): vitamin A: 10000 IU, vitamin D3: 2000 IU, vitamin E: 40 mg, vitamin K: 1.5 mg, vitamin B1: 1 mg, vitamin B2: 4 mg, vitamin B6: 1.5 mg, vitamin B12: 0.02 mg, niacin: 30 mg, D-pantothenic acid: 15 mg, choline chloride: 150 mg, folate: 0.4 mg, biotin: 0.05 mg, iron: 100 mg, copper: 20 mg, manganese: 30 mg, zinc: 70 mg, iodine: 0.7 mg, selenium: 0.25 mg, anti-oxidant: 125 mg.