TABLE 1.
Composition and nutrient levels of the basal diets.
| Items | Weeks 0–3 | Weeks 4–6 |
| Ingredient, % | ||
| Corn (CP 7.8%) | 37.15 | 55.33 |
| Wheat middlings | 0 | 5.00 |
| Wheat | 20.00 | 0 |
| Soybean meal (CP 46.8%) | 34.00 | 31.00 |
| Soybean oil | 4.80 | 5.00 |
| Limestone | 0.90 | 0.70 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| DL-Methionine, 98% | 0.23 | 0.19 |
| L-Lysine sulfate, 78% | 0.15 | 0.10 |
| Sodium chloride | 0.30 | 0.30 |
| Ethoxyquinoline, 33% | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Choline chloride, 50% | 0.24 | 0.15 |
| Vitamin premixa | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Mineral premixb | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
| Nutrient levels | ||
| Metabolizable energy, Mcal/kg | 3.03 | 3.10 |
| Crude protein, % | 21.77 | 19.80 |
| Calcium, % | 1.06 | 0.95 |
| Non-phytate, % | 0.45 | 0.42 |
| Lysine, % | 1.23 | 1.10 |
| Methionine, % | 0.52 | 0.46 |
| Met + Cys, % | 0.83 | 0.74 |
aVitamin premix provided per kilogram of complete diet: vitamin A 12,500 IU; vitamin D3 2500 IU; vitamin E 30 IU; vitamin K3 2.65 mg; vitamin B12 0.025 mg; biotin 0.0325 mg; folic acid 1.25 mg; nicotinic acid 50 mg; pantothenic acid 12 mg; riboflavin 6 mg; thiamine mononitrate 2 mg.
bMineral premix provided per kilogram of complete diet: iron 80 mg; copper 8 mg; manganese 100 mg; zinc 75 mg; iodine 0.35 mg; selenium 0.15 mg.