Table 1.
Ingredients and nutrient levels of experimental diets.
| CD | HFD | |
|---|---|---|
| Corn (crude protein 8.2%) | 73.50 | 49.83 |
| Soybean meal (crude protein 46%) | 16.80 | 11.30 |
| Wheat bran | 2.90 | 12.00 |
| Soybean hull | 2.90 | 12.00 |
| Sugar beet pulp | 0.00 | 11.40 |
| L-Lysine-HCl (70%) | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| DL-Methionine (98.5%) | 0.01 | 0.04 |
| L-Threonine (98.5%) | 0.00 | 0.04 |
| CaCO3 | 1.08 | 0.67 |
| CaHPO4 | 1.70 | 1.63 |
| Sodium chloride | 0.40 | 0.40 |
| Choline chloride (50%) | 0.14 | 0.14 |
| Vitamin and mineral premix 1 | 0.55 | 0.55 |
| Total | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Nutrient levels | ||
| Digestible energy, MJ/kg | 13.31 | 12.47 |
| Crude protein, % | 14.23 | 13.29 |
| Ether extract, % | 3.07 | 2.82 |
| Crude fiber, % | 2.87 | 8.05 |
| Neutral detergent fiber, % | 10.11 | 21.93 |
| Dietary fiber, % | 16.15 | 30.14 |
| Available P, % | 0.46 | 0.43 |
| Lysine, % | 0.57 | 0.53 |
| Methionine, % | 0.22 | 0.21 |
| Threonine, % | 0.47 | 0.44 |
| Tryptophan, % | 0.15 | 0.18 |
1 Provided per kg of diet: Zn (as zinc sulfate), 100 mg; Cu (as copper sulfate), 6 mg; Fe (as ferrous sulfate), 100 mg; Mn (as manganese sulfate), 10 mg; I (as potassium iodide), 0.14 mg; Se (as sodium selenite), 0.25 mg; Cr (as chromium picolinate), 0.3 mg; VA, 14 mg; VB6, 14 mg; VE, 30 mg; VC, 100 mg; biotin, 0.1 mg; folic acid, 2.5 mg; carnitine, 46 mg.