Table 1.
Composition and nutrient content of the basal diet.
| Item | Starter | Grower | Finisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingredients, % | |||
| Ground corn | 59.99 | 60.68 | 61.01 |
| Soybean meal 47% | 33.40 | 31.22 | 29.62 |
| Soybean oil | 2.55 | 4.27 | 5.66 |
| Monocalcium phosphate | 1.37 | 1.29 | 1.20 |
| Calcium carbonate | 1.28 | 1.21 | 1.21 |
| Mineral-vitamin premix1 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
| Sodium chloride | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.24 |
| DL-Methionine | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.24 |
| L-Lysine.HCl | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.12 |
| L-Threonine | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.2 |
| Choline chloride | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.14 |
| Calculated composition, % | |||
| ME Kcal/kg | 2950 | 3050 | 3150 |
| Crude Protein | 21.20 | 20.00 | 18.50 |
| Calcium | 0.98 | 0.90 | 0.78 |
| Phosphorus | 0.68 | 0.65 | 0.62 |
| Lysine | 1.22 | 1.11 | 1.07 |
| Methionine | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.52 |
| Methionine + cysteine | 0.91 | 0.87 | 0.84 |
| Threonine | 0.81 | 0.77 | 0.75 |
| Tryptophan | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.21 |
| Analyzed composition, % | |||
| Dry matter | 89.10 | 88.26 | 88.44 |
| Crude Ash | 5.69 | 5.48 | 5.08 |
| Crude Protein | 20.49 | 19.02 | 18.52 |
| Crude Fat | 5.43 | 6.73 | 7.76 |
| Crude Fiber | 3.04 | 2.96 | 3.43 |
Abbreviation: ME, metabolizable energy.
1
Provided per kg of diet: vitamin A (retinyl acetate), 17,000 IU; vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol), 3,500 IU; vitamin E (dl-α-tocopheryl acetate), 15 IU; vitamin K3 (menadione sodium bisulfate), 2 mg; vitamin B1, 1.6 mg; vitamin B2, 4.16 mg; vitamin B6, 2 mg; vitamin B12, 0.012 mg; nicotinic acid, 21.2 mg; pantothenic acid (D-Ca pantothenate), 10.58 mg; biotin, 0.048 mg; folic acid, 0.8 mg; Zn (ZnO) 60.19 mg; Fe (FeSO4·7H₂O), 24 mg; Mn (MnSO₄·H₂O), 54.06 mg; I (KI), 0.6 mg; and Se (NaSeO3), 0.18 mg; antioxidant, 0.8 mg.