Table 1. Basal diet composition.
| Item | |
|---|---|
| Ingredient, g kg−1 | |
| Corn, yellow | 511.8 |
| Soybean meal, 36.7% CP | 350.0 |
| Fish meal | 100.0 |
| CaCO3, 38% | 20.0 |
| CaHPO4 | 10.0 |
| DL-Methionine, 99.5% | 2.0 |
| Choline chloride, 50% | 0.2 |
| Sodium chloride | 4.0 |
| Mineralpremix1 | 1.0 |
| Vitamin premix2 | 1.0 |
| Calculated value, g kg−1 | |
| Crude protein | 230.0 |
| Analyzed calcium | 13.8 |
| Analyzed total phosphorus | 7.0 |
| Lysine | 13.4 |
| Methionine + Cystine | 10.0 |
| ME, kcal/kg | 3411 |
1
Supplied per kilogram of diet: Cu (CuSO4·5H2 O), 20 mg; Zn (ZnO), 100 mg; Fe (FeSO4·H2O), 140 mg; Mn (MnSO4·H2O), 4 mg; Se (Na2SeO3), 0.1 mg and I (ethylenediamine dihydriodide), 0.2 mg.
2
Supplied per kilogram of diet: vitamin A, 6,000 IU; vitamin D3, 900 IU; vitamin E, 30 IU; vitamin K3, 3 mg; riboflavin, 6 mg; niacin, 60 mg; pantothenic acid, 18 mg; and vitamin B12, 30µg.