TABLE 1.
Composition of common basal diet fed to broiler chickens for the 20-d experimental period, as fed basis1
| Ingredient, g/kg | |
| Corn | 470.6 |
| Sybean meal | 434.1 |
| Oil2 | 50.0 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 18.3 |
| Limestone | 11.0 |
| Vitamin/mineral premix3 | 6.3 |
| Sodium chloride | 5.0 |
| Methionine hydroxy analog | 3.4 |
| Choline chloride 60 | 1.0 |
| l-Threonine | 0.3 |
| Calculated composition, g/kg | |
| Crude protein | 251.0 |
| Crude fat | 73.0 |
| Dietary fiber | 26.1 |
| ME, kcal/kg | 3138 |
Adapted from compositions reported by Lindblom et al. (24). ME, metabolizable energy.
Oils added to the diet consist of control or peroxidized palm, soybean, flaxseed, or fish oil. Peroxidation was achieved by heating oils (90°C) for 72 h with constant air infusion (3 L/min).
Vitamin and mineral premix provided per kilogram of diet: selenium 250 μg; vitamin A (retinyl acetate) 2838 μg; cholecalciferol (vitamin D-3) 68.8 μg; α-tocopherol acetate (vitamin E) 13.2 mg; menadione 1.1 mg; vitamin B-12 12 μg; biotin 41 μg; choline 447 mg; folic acid 1.4 mg; niacin 41.3 mg; pantothenic acid 11 mg; pyridoxine 1.1 mg; riboflavin 5.5 mg; thiamine 1.4 mg; iron 282 mg; magnesium 125 mg; manganese 275 mg; zinc 275 mg; copper 27.5 mg; iodine 844 μg.