Table 1.
Ingredient and nutrient composition of experimental Starter diets (g/100 g, as fed basis).
| Ingredient | Corn-based diet |
Wheat-based diet |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High sNSP | Medium sNSP | Low sNSP | High sNSP | Medium sNSP | Low sNSP | |
| Corn | 51.25 | 52.00 | 51.40 | - | - | - |
| Wheat | - | - | - | 52.14 | 50.02 | 50.00 |
| Sorghum | - | 2.34 | 8.00 | 0.10 | 5.00 | 8.00 |
| Barley | 8.00 | 5.57 | - | 8.00 | 5.13 | - |
| Wheat bran | 0.13 | 2.24 | 2.73 | 1.54 | 2.03 | 2.96 |
| Oat bran | 3.47 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Soybean meal | 19.26 | 21.03 | 23.89 | 19.46 | 20.15 | 27.66 |
| Soy protein concentrate | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 3.14 |
| Canola meal solvent | 5.00 | 4.00 | 1.39 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 0.01 |
| Canola oil | 2.39 | 2.35 | 2.09 | 3.47 | 3.31 | 3.63 |
| Limestone | 1.08 | 1.12 | 1.14 | 1.23 | 1.2 | 1.30 |
| Dicalcium phosphate 18P/21Ca | 1.69 | 1.63 | 1.67 | 1.36 | 1.45 | 1.50 |
| Salt | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.37 |
| TiO2 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Vitamin Premix1 | 0.050 | 0.050 | 0.050 | 0.050 | 0.050 | 0.050 |
| Mineral Premix2 | 0.075 | 0.075 | 0.075 | 0.075 | 0.075 | 0.075 |
| Choline | 0.125 | 0.120 | 0.116 | 0.103 | 0.105 | 0.100 |
| L-Lysine HCl | 0.237 | 0.227 | 0.297 | 0.219 | 0.225 | 0.209 |
| DL-Methionine | 0.298 | 0.309 | 0.32 | 0.315 | 0.325 | 0.354 |
| L-Threonine | 0.100 | 0.101 | 0.09 | 0.129 | 0.131 | 0.130 |
| Analyzed Values (as-is) | ||||||
| DM, % | 88.67 | 87.19 | 87.74 | 88.57 | 88.43 | 88.28 |
| GE, MJ/kg | 16.77 | 16.45 | 16.50 | 16.82 | 16.75 | 16.68 |
| Crude protein, % | 20.93 | 21.36 | 21.91 | 23.18 | 23.40 | 23.46 |
| Starch, g/kg | 38.06 | 37.73 | 37.45 | 36.45 | 35.03 | 35.24 |
| Soluble NSP, g/kg | 8.47 | 6.22 | 5.78 | 11.69 | 9.95 | 9.32 |
| Insoluble NSP, g/kg | 66.84 | 70.03 | 70.65 | 73.03 | 75.75 | 74.51 |
| Total NSP, g/kg | 75.31 | 76.25 | 76.43 | 84.73 | 85.69 | 83.83 |
| Calcium, % | 1.04 | 0.99 | 0.96 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.03 |
| Total phosphorus | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.66 | 0.75 | 0.74 | 0.75 |
| Available P, % (calculated) | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.46 |
1
Vitamin premix per kg diet: vitamin A, 12 MIU; vitamin D, 5 MIU; vitamin E, 75 mg; vitamin K, 3 mg; nicotinic acid, 55 mg; pantothenic acid, 13 mg; folic acid, 2mg; riboflavin, 8 mg; cyanocobalamin, 0.016 mg; biotin, 0.25 mg; pyridoxine, 5mg; thiamine, 3mg; antioxidant, 50 mg.
2
Trace mineral concentrate supplied per kg diet: Cu (sulfate), 16 mg; Fe (sulfate), 40 mg; I (iodide), 1.25 mg; Se (selenate), 0.3 mg; Mn (sulfate and oxide), 120 mg; Zn (sulfate and oxide), 100 mg; cereal-based carrier, 128 mg; mineral oil, 3.75 mg.