Table 2.
Analyzed nutrient content of experimental diets (g/kg as fed) 1.
| Ingredient | Starter (Day 1 to 10 of Life) |
Grower (Day 11 to 24 of Life) |
Finisher (Day 25 to 37 of Life) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Wheat Bran | C | Wheat Bran | C | Wheat Bran | |
| AMEn (MJ/kg) 2 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.1 |
| Dry matter | 888 | 890 | 885 | 888 | 882 | 888 |
| Crude protein | 229 | 230 | 207 | 212 | 188 | 191 |
| Crude fat | 83 | 92 | 91 | 101 | 89 | 100 |
| Crude fiber | 40.2 | 45.8 | 37.7 | 41.8 | 36.3 | 43.3 |
| Crude ash | 66.9 | 68.3 | 56.1 | 59.6 | 54.3 | 56.9 |
| Ca | 10.7 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 8.9 |
| P | 8.0 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 7.0 |
| Starch | 305 | 294 | 369 | 336 | 387 | 364 |
1 C—control corn-soybean-based diet; wheat bran—corn-soybean-based diet supplemented with 30, 60 and 60 g/kg wheat bran in the starter, grower and finisher diets, respectively. 2 Calculated value.