Table 1.
Ingredients and nutritional values of basal diets
| Ingredients, % | Starter | Grower | Finisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 60.92 | 56.29 | 62.07 |
| Soybean meal | 26.53 | 18.25 | 10.63 |
| Fermented soybean meal | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| DDGS | 0.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Unpolished rice | 0.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 |
| Rice bran polish | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 |
| Rapeseed mineral | 0.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 |
| Sesameseed meal | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 |
| Poultry meal | 2.50 | 5.50 | 8.00 |
| Animal fat | 0.00 | 1.72 | 2.00 |
| L-Lysine sulfate (55%) | 0.62 | 0.72 | 0.75 |
| L-Methionine (90%) | 0.47 | 0.35 | 0.31 |
| Threonine (98%) | 0.22 | 0.19 | 0.19 |
| L-Tryptophan (99%) | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Choline chloride (50%) | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.14 |
| MCP | 1.54 | 1.08 | 0.81 |
| Limestone | 1.45 | 1.23 | 1.55 |
| Salt | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| NaHCO3 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Vitamin premixa | 0.20 | 0.14 | 0.11 |
| Mineral premixb | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| Total | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Calculated value | |||
| ME, kcal/kg | 2851.00 | 2945.00 | 3040.00 |
| CP, % | 21.85 | 20.40 | 19.00 |
| Ca, % | 1.00 | 0.90 | 1.04 |
| P, % | 0.77 | 0.70 | 0.64 |
| Lysine, % | 1.49 | 1.32 | 1.19 |
| Methionine, % | 0.75 | 0.62 | 0.56 |
| Threonine, % | 1.02 | 0.94 | 0.89 |
| Tryptophan, % | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.20 |
aProvided per kilogram of complete diet: vitamin A, 6300 IU; vitamin D, 2,800 IU; vitamin E, 35 mg; vitamin K3, 1.75 mg; vitamin B1, 2 mg; vitamin B2, 6 mg; vitamin B6, 3 mg; vitamin B12, 13 μg; biotin, 0.1 mg; calcium pantothenic acid, 15 mg; folic acid, 1.5 mg; niacin, 50 mg
bProvided per kilogram of complete diet: Mn, 100 mg; Cu, 17 mg; Zn, 92 mg; Fe, 50 mg; I, 1.5 mg; Co, 0.15 mg; Se, 0.3 mg