Table 3.

Calculated and analyzed (%, as-fed basis, unless otherwise indicated) nutrient and energy concentration of experimental diets during the 3 feeding phases (day 0–36 of age).

	Starter (Day 0–14 of age)				Grower (Day 14–28 of age)				Finisher (Day 28–36 of age)
Protein digestion rate	Rapidly		Slowly		Rapidly		Slowly		Rapidly		Slowly
Dietary fiber source	OH1	SBP2	OH	SBP	OH	SBP	OH	SBP	OH	SBP	OH	SBP
Calculated analysis
Dry matter	87.65	87.32	87.32	87.29	87.42	87.53	87.48	87.35	87.34	87.23	86.95	86.86
Total ash	5.63	5.80	5.37	5.49	4.84	4.91	4.61	4.76	4.30	4.46	4.16	4.31
Crude protein	21.50	21.50	21.50	21.50	20.12	20.50	19.90	20.00	19.00	19.11	18.50	18.55
Ether extract	6.62	6.03	5.42	5.24	6.66	6.47	6.43	6.33	6.48	6.38	6.07	5.96
Starch	30.54	31.12	33.31	33.71	33.20	33.52	34.91	34.86	35.35	35.32	36.94	37.02
AMEn (kcal/kg)	2,700	2,700	2,700	2,700	2,775	2,775	2,775	2,775	2,800	2,800	2,800	2,800
Crude fiber	3.42	2.57	3.74	3.19	3.17	2.65	3.85	3.26	3.19	2.61	3.69	3.12
Total dietary fiber	18.85	17.58	18.68	17.93	18.26	17.50	18.95	18.17	18.24	17.47	18.61	17.86
Determined analysis
Dry matter	87.40	87.30	87.30	88.30	87.70	88.40	88.60	88.00	87.80	88.00	87.70	87.90
Total ash	4.72	4.76	4.95	4.65	4.80	4.90	5.10	5.20	3.90	4.22	4.28	4.13
Crude protein	25.40	21.60	22.20	20.60	20.90	21.20	20.20	19.80	18.60	20.10	19.80	19.50
Crude Fat	6.65	5.71	2.67	4.82	6.20	6.90	6.80	6.70	5.77	6.54	6.16	6.15
Starch	30.70	32.20	35.50	35.20	35.50	32.50	36.50	35.60	37.10	34.20	34.50	35.00
Crude fiber	3.12	2.81	3.09	3.19	3.30	3.30	3.80	3.70	3.70	3.14	3.94	3.51
Total dietary fiber	17.70	16.90	16.10	17.01	15.62	15.83	16.40	15.33	15.54	16.95	18.90	18.40
Soluble dietary fiber	1.90	1.90	1.90	1.90	1.40	1.80	1.30	1.70	1.60	1.60	1.60	1.90
Insoluble dietary	15.80	15.10	15.10	14.22	14.43	13.84	15.05	13.60	15.30	13.80	17.43	16.64

¹Oat hulls.

²Sugar beet pulp.