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. 2021 Apr 20;100(8):101183. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101183

Table 2.

Ingredient and nutrient composition of experimental Grower diets (g/100 g, as fed basis).

Corn-based diet
Wheat-based diet
Ingredient High sNSP Medium NSP Low NSP High sNSP Medium sNSP Low sNSP
Corn 49.72 54.62 58.28 - - -
Wheat - - - 59.65 57.08 55.01
Sorghum - - - - 4.00 7.83
Barley 8.00 4.03 - 8.00 3.34 -
Wheat bran 1.93 2.82 3.60 - - -
Oat bran 2.00 1.03 - - -
Soybean meal 18.76 18.25 19.82 14.11 16.68 22.68
Soy Protein Concentrate 6.00 6.00 5.17 6.00 6.00 0.53
Canola meal solvent 6.00 6.00 6.00 4.79 5.51 6.00
Canola oil 3.80 3.41 3.28 3.51 3.61 4.03
Limestone 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.17 1.15 1.15
Dicalcium Phosphate 18P/21Ca 1.47 1.46 1.44 1.25 1.25 1.27
Salt 0.32 0.32 0.33 0.30 0.30 0.30
TiO2 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50
Vitamin Premix 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050
Mineral Premix 0.075 0.075 0.075 0.075 0.075 0.075
L-lysine HCl 0.083 0.112 0.114 0.214 0.131 0.199
DL-Methionine 0.223 0.228 0.230 0.264 0.244 0.27
L-Threonine 0.028 0.039 0.040 0.114 0.077 0.106
Analyzed Values (as-is)
DM, % 90.92 87.62 89.72 90.21 89.90 90.58
GE, MJ/kg 17.46 16.88 17.15 16.97 16.84 17.05
Crude protein, % 21.61 20.81 21.04 20.99 20.71 21.14
Starch, g/kg 36.44 36.04 36.32 39.15 39.91 37.03
Soluble NSP, g/kg 8.74 8.01 6.32 12.75 11.45 9.95
Insoluble NSP, g/kg 71.40 76.09 77.23 74.69 68.17 68.67
Total NSP, g/kg 80.14 84.10 83.56 87.45 79.62 78.63
Calcium, % 1.00 1.04 0.95 0.95 1.02 0.94
Total phosphorus, % 0.72 0.75 0.70 0.95 1.02 0.94
Available P, % (calculated) 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.42

1Vitamin 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.

2Trace 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.