Table 1.

Ingredients and nutrient composition of broiler chicken basal ration

Ingredients (%)	Starter (0–14 d)	Grower (14–24 d)	Finisher (24–42 d)
Maize	51.94	55.11	60.82
Soybean	41.1	37.00	31.00
Guar korma	3.00	4.00	4.00
Oil	0.50	0.60	1.00
Limestone	0.90	0.90	0.90
Di-Calcium phosphate	1.70	1.60	1.50
Salt	0.30	0.30	0.30
DL-Methionine	0.20	0.13	0.12
Trace mineral premixa	0.10	0.10	0.10
Vitamin premixb	0.15	0.15	0.15
Vitamin B complexc	0.02	0.02	0.02
Choline chloride	0.05	0.05	0.05
Toxin binder	0.05	0.05	0.05
Nutrient composition (Calculated based on the analyzed values of ingredients)
Crude protein	22.50	21.50	19.53
ME (kcal/kg diet)	2856.2	2894.4	2973.7
Lysine	1.36	1.28	1.13
Methionine	0.60	0.52	0.48
Threonine	0.97	0.91	0.81
Calcium	1.02	0.98	0.94
Available P	0.45	0.43	0.40

^aTrace mineral mixture (100 g): FeSO₄·7H₂O—8 g, MnSO₄·H₂O—10 g, CuSO₄.5H₂O—1 g, KI—30 g, Zinc (variable)

^bVitamin premix (1 g): vitamin A—82.5 IU, vitamin B2—50 mg, vitamin D3—12,000 unit, Vitamin K—10 mg

^cVitamin B complex (1 g): Vitamin B1—8 mg, vitamin B6—16 mg, vitamin B12—80 mcg, niacin—120 mg, calcium panthotheonate—80 mg, Vitamin E 50%—160 mg, L-lysine—10 mg and DL-methionine—10 mg

ME metabolizable energy