Table 1.
Composition and nutrient levels of experimental diets, %.
| Ingredients | Content | Nutrient Levels 2 | Content |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extruded corn | 36 | Metabolizable energy (MJ/kg) | 16.44 |
| Soybean meal | 1.5 | Dry matter | 96.13 |
| Meat meal | 7.8 | Crude protein | 35.36 |
| Corn gluten meal | 1.5 | Ether extract | 16.53 |
| Chicken meal | 14.0 | Carbohydrates | 34.10 |
| Fish meal | 25.5 | Ash | 10.14 |
| Soybean oil | 11.8 | Ca | 2.66 |
| DL-Methionine | 0.5 | P | 1.35 |
| L-lysine HCL | 0.4 | Vitamin A IU/kg | 1558 |
| Premix 1 | 1.0 | ||
| Total | 100.0 |
1 Premix provided following per kilogram of diet: vitamin D3 2200 IU; vitamin E 220 mg; vitamin K3 1 mg; vitamin B1 20 mg; vitamin B2 10 mg; vitamin B6 10 mg; vitamin B12 0.1 mg; nicotinic acid 40 mg; pantothenate 22 mg; folic acid 1 mg; biotin 1 mg; choline chloride 400 mg; vitamin C 120 mg; Cu 20 mg; Fe 80 mg; Zn 40 mg; Mn 16 mg; I 0.5 mg; Se 0.12 mg; Co 0.2 mg. 2 ME and carbohydrates were calculated values, while the others were measured values.