TABLE 1.
Ingredient composition and nutrient levels of starter (DM basis).
| Item | Value |
| Ingredient, g/kg of DM | |
| Corn | 55.20 |
| Soybean meal1 | 18.50 |
| Corn gluten meal | 10.00 |
| DGGS2 | 13.00 |
| Limestone | 1.80 |
| NaCl | 0.50 |
| Premix3 | 1.00 |
| Total | 100.00 |
| Chemical analysis | |
| DM, g/kg | 87.33 |
| CP, g/kg | 19.92 |
| Ether extract, g/kg | 4.64 |
| ADF, g/kg | 6.02 |
| NDF, g/kg | 16.53 |
| Ash, g/kg | 5.38 |
| Calcium | 1.15 |
| Phosphorus | 0.58 |
1Soybean meal: 89.1% DM and 42.6% CP.2DDGS, distiller’s dried grains with solubles are the nutrient-rich co-product of dry-milled ethanol production.3Premix provides the following per kg of the starter diet: VA 15,000 IU, VD 5,000 IU, VE 50 mg, Fe 90 mg, Cu 12.5 mg, Mn 30 mg, Zn 90 mg, Se 0.3 mg, I 1.0 mg, and Co 0.5 mg.