Table 2.
Ingredient composition of experimental diets (as-is basis, Exp. 1)
| Item, % | Soybean meal | Nonextruded soybean hulls | Extruded soybean hulls | N-free |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn starch | 53.00 | 30.35 | 30.35 | 68.10 |
| Soybean meal, 43% crude protein | 25.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | — |
| Soybean hulls | — | 30.00 | 30.00 | — |
| Sucrose | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 20.00 |
| Soybean oil | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Solka floca | — | — | — | 4.00 |
| Magnesium oxide | — | — | — | 0.10 |
| Potassium carbonate | — | — | — | 0.40 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 1.45 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 2.00 |
| Ground limestone | 0.60 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.45 |
| Sodium chloride | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 |
| Chromic oxide | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 |
| Vitamin-mineral premixb | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
aFiber Sales and Development Corp., Urbana, OH.
bThe vitamin-micromineral premix provided the following quantities of vitamins and micro minerals per kg of complete diet: vitamin A as retinyl acetate, 11,150 IU; vitamin D3 as cholecalciferol, 2,210 IU; vitamin E as selenium yeast, 66 IU; vitamin K as menadione nicotinamide bisulfate, 1.42 mg; thiamin as thiamine mononitrate, 1.10 mg; riboflavin, 6.59 mg; pyridoxine as pyridoxine hydrochloride, 1.00 mg; vitamin B12, 0.03 mg; D-pantothenic acid as D-calcium pantothenate, 23.6 mg; niacin, 44.1 mg; folic acid, 1.59 mg; biotin, 0.44 mg; Cu, 20 mg as copper chloride; Fe, 125 mg as iron sulfate; I, 1.26 mg as ethylenediamine dihydriodide; Mn, 60.2 mg as manganese hydroxychloride; Se, 0.30 mg as sodium selenite and selenium yeast; and Zn, 125.1 mg as zinc hydroxychloride.