Table 3.
Analyzed composition of CON diet and diet containing a multi-strain Bacillus subtilis-based DFM (CDFM)†, across all three dietary phases
| Phase 1, day 0 to 14 | Phase 2, day 14 to 28 | Phase 3, day 28 to 42 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | CON | CDFM | CON | CDFM | CON | CDFM |
| DM, % | 91.45 | 91.40 | 90.31 | 90.34 | 90.61 | 90.91 |
| GE, kcal/kg | 4,608 | 4,611 | 4,678 | 4,597 | 4,762 | 4,736 |
| CP, % | 21.70 | 21.40 | 21.70 | 22.00 | 21.90 | 22.60 |
| Crude fat, % | 4.50 | 4.30 | 5.20 | 5.10 | 6.60 | 6.70 |
| Crude fiber, % | 1.60 | 1.70 | 2.10 | 2.20 | 3.30 | 3.00 |
| NDF, % | 6.20 | 6.20 | 8.30 | 8.10 | 11.10 | 12.00 |
| ADF, % | 2.90 | 2.50 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.50 | 5.80 |
| Titanium, ppm | — | — | 684 | 671 | 661 | 692 |
| Indispensable AA, % | ||||||
| Arg | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 |
| His | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.53 |
| Ile | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.90 | 0.91 | 0.87 | 0.88 |
| Leu | 1.85 | 1.89 | 1.83 | 1.84 | 1.95 | 2.02 |
| Lys | 1.58 | 1.53 | 1.56 | 1.46 | 1.49 | 1.56 |
| Met | 0.50 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.42 | 0.46 |
| Met + Cys | 0.91 | 0.81 | 0.76 | 0.81 | 0.76 | 0.79 |
| Phe | 0.98 | 0.97 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 1.05 | 1.07 |
| Thr | 1.00 | 1.03 | 0.97 | 0.96 | 0.91 | 0.94 |
| Trp | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.34 | 0.26 | 0.28 |
| Val | 1.13 | 1.15 | 1.08 | 1.10 | 1.05 | 1.07 |
| Dispensable AA, % | ||||||
| Ala | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.11 | 1.09 | 1.13 | 1.16 |
| Asp | 1.94 | 1.93 | 1.86 | 1.87 | 1.77 | 1.73 |
| Cys | 0.41 | 0.39 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.33 |
| Glu | 3.28 | 3.27 | 3.32 | 3.33 | 3.37 | 3.32 |
| Gly | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.88 | 0.86 | 0.79 | 0.79 |
| Pro | 1.17 | 1.19 | 1.23 | 1.20 | 1.29 | 1.32 |
| Ser | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.82 |
| Tyr | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.68 | 0.68 |
†CDFM (United Animal Health, Sheridan, IN) had a guaranteed count of 1.48 × 108 CFU/g and was included at a rate of 0.5 g/kg of feed to provide a final count of at least 7.35 × 104 CFU/g of complete feed.