Table 1.
Ingredients and nutrient levels of the basal diet (air dry basis)a.
| Ingredients | Content (%) | Nutrientsc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 64.5 | Digestible Energy, MJ/kg | 13.81 |
| Whey powder | 5.0 | Crude Protein (%) | 19.82 |
| Soybean meal | 23.0 | Calcium (%) | 0.70 |
| Fish meal | 5.0 | Total Phosphorus (%) | 0.64 |
| L-Lysine HCl | 0.2 | Lysine (%) | 1.22 |
| CaHPO4 | 0.7 | Sulfur Amino Acid (%) | 0.65 |
| Pulverized Limestone | 0.3 | Threonine (%) | 0.75 |
| NaCl | 0.3 | Trptophan (%) | 0.22 |
| Premixb | 1.0 | ||
| Total | 100.0 | ||
a
Treatments were basal diet supplemented with purified ZEA at the level of 0, 0.5, 1.0, or 1.5 mg kg−1, with analyzed ZEA concentrations of 0, 0.52 ± 0.07, 1.04 ± 0.03, and 1.51 ± 0.13 mg kg−1, respectively.
b
Supplied per kg of diet: VA 3,300 IU, VD3 330 IU, VE 24 IU, VK3 0.75 mg, VB1 1.50 mg, VB2 5.25 mg, VB12 0.026 mg, pantothenic acid 15.00 mg, niacin 22.50 mg, biotin 0.075 mg, folic acid 0.45 mg, Mn 6.00 mg, Fe 150 mg, Zn 150 mg, Cu 9.00 mg, I 0.21 mg, Se 0.45 mg.
c
Digestible energy was the calculated value of the digestion test, and the other nutrient levels were analyzed value.