Table 1.
Composition and nutrient profile of basal diet (as-fed basis).
| Item | 1–21 days | 22–35 days |
|---|---|---|
| INGREDIENTS (g/kg) | ||
| Corn | 572.0 | 607.4 |
| Soybean meal (CP 45%) | 292.4 | 250.3 |
| Corn gluten meal (CP 60%) | 44.0 | 38.3 |
| Soybean oil | 34.1 | 50.0 |
| Limestone | 9.1 | 10.2 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 20.7 | 19.3 |
| Salt | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| Methionine, 99% | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| Lysine-HCI, 24% | 16.8 | 12.8 |
| Threonine, 98.5% | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Vitamin premixa | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Trace mineral premixb | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Choline, 50% | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CALCULATED NUTRIENT VALUES (g/kg) | ||
| Apparent metabolizable energy (MJ/kg) | 12.64 | 13.39 |
| Crude fat | 63.12 | 74.89 |
| Lys | 14.93 | 12.10 |
| Met | 6.50 | 6.37 |
| Met + Cys | 13.72 | 14.13 |
| Available phosphorus | 5.15 | 4.60 |
| ANALYZED NUTRIENT VALUES (g/kg) | ||
| Gross energy (MJ/kg) | 17.05 | 18.02 |
| Crude protein | 219.51 | 201.36 |
| Ca | 9.23 | 9.41 |
| Total phosphorus | 6.89 | 6.70 |
a
Provided per kilogram of diet: 15,000 IU of vitamin A, 3,750 IU of vitamin D3, 37.5 mg of vitamin E, 2.55 mg of vitamin K3, 3 mg of thiamin, 7.5 mg of riboflavin, 4.5 mg of vitamin B6, 24 μg of vitamin B12, 51 mg of niacin, 1.5 mg of folic acid, 0.2 mg of biotin, and 13.5 mg of pantothenic acid.
b
Provided per kilogram of diet: 57.5 mg of Zn, 100 mg of Mn, 80 mg of Fe, 7.5 mg of Cu, 0.83 mg of I, and 0.5 mg of Se.