Table 1.
Ingredients and chemical analyses of broiler chicken diets.
| Ingredients (%) | C | Aspergillus niger | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | A2 | A3 | A4 | A5 | ||
| Yellow Corn | 52.77 | 52.77 | 52.77 | 52.77 | 52.77 | 52.77 |
| Soybean meal (46%) | 36.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 |
| Wheat bran | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 2 | 1.75 | 1.5 |
| Soybean oil | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| Limestone | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.16 |
| Aspergillus niger | 0 | 0.5 | 0.75 | 1.0 | 1.25 | 1.5 |
| DL-Methionine | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| L-Lysine | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Vitamin-mineral Premix | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Sodium chloride | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 1.95 | 1.95 | 1.95 | 1.95 | 1.95 | 1.95 |
| Calculated | ||||||
| ME (kcal/kg) | 2988 | 2986 | 2984 | 2982 | 2980 | 2981 |
| Dry matter (%) | 89.5 | 89.7 | 89.6 | 89.5 | 89.8 | 89.6 |
| CP (%) | 21.6 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 21.4 |
| Fat (%) | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Methionine | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.64 |
| Lysine | 1.24 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.23 | 1.23 |
| Ca (%) | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.98 |
| Av. P (%) | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 |
Supplied per kilogram of diet: Vitamin A, 15000 IU; Vitamin D3, 3000 IU; Vitamin E, 26 IU; Vitamin K, 2.5 mg; Vitamin B1, 2.1 mg; Vitamin B2, 5 mg; Vitamin B6, 3 mg; Vitamin B12, 6 mg; folic acid, 1 mg; biotin, 50 μg; niacin, 24 mg; choline chloride, 50 mg, manganese, 45 mg, iron, 83 mg; zinc, 10 mg, copper, 0.26 mg; iodine, 1.5 mg; selenium, 1.2 mg