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. 2021 May 26;11(6):1550. doi: 10.3390/ani11061550

Table 1.

Composition and nutritive value of rations.

Specification Starter Grower
C MT02 MT23 C MT02 MT23
Ingredients (g/kg)
Wheat 598 598 618 608 628 618
Soybean cake 360 360 320 330 290 290
Milk thistle - - 20.0 - 20.0 30.0
Soybean oil - - - 20.0 20.0 20.0
Limestone 11.5 11.5 11.0 10.8 11.7 11.7
NaCl 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50
2–Ca phosphate 18.5 18.5 18.0 18.5 17.3 17.3
Premix starter/grower * 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
L–lysine (99%) 1.00 1.00 2.00 1.50 2.00 2.00
DL–methionine (99%) 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.70 2.50 2.50
Calculated nutritive value per 1 kg of diets
Metabolizable energy (MJ) 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.3 13.4 13.4
Crude protein (g) 230 230 230 214 214 218
Lysine (g) 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.0 11.5 11.5
Methionine (g) 5.65 5.65 5.46 5.69 5.30 5.28
Tryptophan (g) 2.83 2.78 2.63 2.67 2.47 2.46
Ca total (g) 9.70 9.70 9.29 9.35 9.30 9.29
P available (g) 4.38 4.38 4.24 4.33 4.08 4.07
Na (g) 1.58 1.58 1.57 1.57 1.56 1.56
Analyzed nutrients (%)
Dry matter 89.0 90.0 90.0 89.3 89.7 89.7
Crude ash 5.86 6.11 5.88 5.66 5.85 5.94
Crude protein 23.3 23.0 23.0 21.3 21.1 21.8
Crude fat 3.62 3.47 3.90 4.19 4.62 4.95
Crude fiber 2.98 3.12 4.13 3.26 4.25 4.19

* Mineral and vitamin starter/grower premix contained, per 1 kg; mg: choline chloride 140,000/80,000, Fe 16,000/14,000, Cu 4000/2400, Co 60, Mn 24,000/20,000, Zn 22,000/12,000, I 300/200, Se 40/50, antioxidants (butylated hydroxyanisole, butylated 99 hydroxytoluene); IU:2,800,000/2,000,000 vit. A, 100,000/600,000 vit. D3; mg: 14,400/10,000 vit. E, 800/600 vit. K3, 800/400 vit. B1, 1800/1400 vit. B2, 1200/800 vit. B6, 3000/2800 pantothenic acid, 12,000/6000 nicotinic acid, 400/300 folic acid, 60/30 biotin.