Table 1.
Composition and nutrition levels of the basal diet (as-fed basis)
| Items | Content (%) |
|---|---|
| Ingredient | |
| Maize | 45 |
| Extrusion full fat soybean | 13 |
| Soybean meal | 15 |
| Extrusion maize | 20 |
| Fish meal | 3 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 1.1 |
| Calcium carbonate | 0.9 |
| Sodium chloride | 0.3 |
| Premixa | 1.7 |
| Nutrient levelsb | |
| Crude protein | 18.56 |
| DE (MJ/kg) | 14.15 |
| Crude fiber | 2.72 |
| Ether extract | 4.39 |
| Calcium | 0.8 |
| Total phosphorous | 0.72 |
| Digestible lysine | 1.09 |
| Digestible methionine | 0.29 |
| Digestible threonine | 0.76 |
| Digestible tryptophan | 0.21 |
DE digestible energy
aPremix provided the following per kilogram of basal diet: Cu 20 mg, Zn 70 mg, Fe 100 mg, Mn 40 mg, Se 0.3 mg, I 0.4 mg. Vitamin A 7500 IU, vitamin D3 750 IU, vitamin E 25 IU, vitamin K3 2.0 mg, vitamin B1 1.88 mg, vitamin B2 3.75 mg, vitamin B6 2.19 mg, vitamin B12 0.025 mg, nicotinic acid 25 mg, d-pantothenic acid 15.6 mg, folic acid 2.0 mg, biotin 0.19 mg
bNutrient levels were calculated values