Table 1.
Composition and nutrient levels of the basal diet (%).
| Ingredient | Content | Nutrient level | Content |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 61.50 | Digestible energy, MJ/kg | 14.56 |
| Dehulled soybean meal | 20.50 | Crude protein | 18.50 |
| Expanded soybean meal | 5.00 | Crude fiber | 1.90 |
| 50% oil powder | 3.00 | Ca | 0.73 |
| Fish meal | 1.50 | Available P | 0.52 |
| Glucose | 2.50 | Lys | 1.3 |
| Lactose | 3.00 | Cys | 0.78 |
| Vitamin-mineral premix1 | 1.00 | Thr | 0.84 |
| Calcium hydrogen phosphate | 1.00 | Trp | 0.25 |
| Stone powder | 1.00 | ||
| Total | 100.00 |
1
Premix provided per kilogram of diet: vitamin A, 12,000 IU; vitamin D3, 2,400 IU; vitamin E, 60 IU; vitamin K3, 2.0 mg; vitamin B1, 2.0 mg; vitamin B6, 12.0 mg; vitamin B2, 10 mg; vitamin B12, 0.03 mg; niacin, 40 mg; D-pantothenic acid, 20.0 mg; biotin, 0.30 mg; folic acid, 2.1 mg; choline chloride, 500.0 mg; Cu, 25.0 mg; Fe, 150.0 mg; Mn, 30.0 mg; Zn, 150.0 mg; I, 0.5 mg; Se, 0.5 mg; Co, 0.3 mg and 4.0 mg of ethoxyquin.