Table 1.
Predicted composition (as is) of wheat, corn and soybean meal used in the experimental diets (%).
| Item | Wheat | Corn | SBM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moisture | 9.99 | 11.60 | 9.46 | |
| Protein | 10.74 | 7.71 | 50.96 | |
| Fat | 2.19 | 3.45 | 1.97 | |
| Ash | 1.59 | 1.25 | 6.63 | |
| Starch | 61.84 | 64.71 | 5.06 | |
| Total NSP | 9.95 | 7.09 | 14.29 | |
| Insoluble NSP | 8.07 | 6.25 | 10.27 | |
| Soluble NSP | 1.88 | 0.84 | 4.02 | |
| Total A + X | 6.27 | 4.15 | 3.51 | |
| Total A + X insoluble | 5.16 | 3.70 | 2.66 | |
| Total A + X soluble | 1.11 | 0.45 | 0.85 | |
| Phytic P | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.42 | |
| AME, kcal/kg | 3,154 | 3,278 | – | |
| Total lysine | 2.84 | |||
| Reactive lysine | 2.66 | |||
| SID Total lysine | 2.76 | |||
| SID Methionine | 0.64 | |||
| SID Cysteine | 0.64 | |||
| SID Threonine | 1.97 | |||
| SID Isoleucine | 2.05 | |||
| SID Leucine | 3.69 | |||
| SID Phenylalanine | 2.46 | |||
| SID Tyrosine | 1.71 | |||
| SID Histidine | 1.32 | |||
| Urease, U | 0.01 | |||
NSP = non-starch polysaccharides; AME = apparent metabolizable energy; A = arabinose; X = xylose; SID = standardized ileal digestibility.