Table 1.
Formulation of common basal diet used to prepare experimental diets in studies 1 and 2.
| Ingredient, g/kg | Value |
|---|---|
| Corn | 522.0 |
| Soybean meal | 400.0 |
| Soy oil | 31.3 |
| Salt | 4.0 |
| Limestone | 13.1 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 18.5 |
| Vitamin premix1 | 2.0 |
| Mineral premix2 | 1.5 |
| L-Lysine HCL | 1.2 |
| DL-Methionine | 3.5 |
| L-Threonine | 0.8 |
| Choline chloride | 2.1 |
| Calculated nutrient content, as-is basis | |
| Crude protein, g/kg | 233.7 |
| Calcium, g/kg | 10.5 |
| Phosphorus (total), g/kg | 7.6 |
| Phosphorus (nonphytate), g/kg | 5.0 |
| ME, kcal/kg | 3,025 |
| SID3 amino acids, g/kg | |
| Arg | 14.6 |
| His | 5.9 |
| Ile | 9.0 |
| Leu | 17.6 |
| Lys | 12.8 |
| Met | 6.8 |
| Met + Cys | 9.9 |
| Phe | 10.5 |
| Phe + Tyr | 16.6 |
| Thr | 8.4 |
| Trp | 2.6 |
| Val | 9.7 |
1
Provided per kilogram of diet: retinyl acetate, 4,400 IU; cholecalciferol, 25 μg; DL-α-tocopheryl acetate, 11 IU; vitamin B12, 0.01 mg; riboflavin, 4.41 mg; D-Ca pantothenate, 10 mg; niacin, 22 mg; menadione sodium bisulfite complex, 2.33 mg.
2
Provided as milligrams per kilogram of diet: Mn, 75 from MnO; Fe, 75 from FeSO4 7H2O; Zn, 75 from ZnO; Cu, 5 from CuSO4 5H2O; I, 0.75 from ethylenediamine dihydroiodide; Se, 0.1 from Na2SeO3.
3
Standardized ileal digestible (SID) AA composition calculated using data acquired from AMINODat 4.0 (Evonik Industries AG, Hanau-Wolfgang, Germany).