Table 9.
Ingredient composition and calculated nutrient of basal diet used for the study.
| Item | Starter | Finisher |
|---|---|---|
| Ingredient, g/kg | ||
| Wheat (26.00%) | 262.00 | 214.00 |
| Sorghum (15.5%) | 350.25 | 400.00 |
| Mung beans | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Soybean meal (46%) | 157.00 | 81.50 |
| Limestone | 15.50 | 16.00 |
| Salt | 1.75 | 1.50 |
| Soybean oil | 2.00 | 2.50 |
| Moisture | 8.00 | 6.70 |
| Ash | 7.60 | 6.00 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 1.50 | 1.50 |
| Lysine | 2.10 | 0.40 |
| Methionine | 2.10 | 1.30 |
| Threonine | 0.20 | 0.15 |
| Vitamin and mineral premix* | 2.50 | 2.50 |
| Crude protein | 200.00 | 190.00 |
| Crude fibre | 35.17 | 43.14 |
| Crude fat | 52.16 | 54.47 |
*Nutrition value per Kg of vitamin and mineral premix contains 140,000 IU of vitamin A, 70 mg of vitamin E, 3000 IU of vitamin D3, 4 mg of vitamin K, 3 mg of thiamine, 10 mg of vitaminB2, 8 mg of vitamin B6, 0.04 mg of vitamin B12, 48 mg of niacin, 20 mg of calcium d-pantothenate, 500 mg of choline chloride, 0.20 mg of biotin, 1.8 mg of folic acid, 80 mg of manganese, 70 mg of zinc, 50 mg of iron, 10 mg of copper, 3 mg of iodine, 0.4 mg of selenium, and 0.2 mg of cobalt.