Table 1.

Basal diet formulation (% DM).

Ingredients	Amount (%)
Wheat grains	30
Wheat bran	15
Wheat straw	10
Corn	20
Rice bran	15
Soyabean meal	5
Molasses	3
Dicalcium phosphate	1.8
Vitamin and mineral premixa	0.2
Total	100

^aVitamin and mineral premix per Kg containing: Vit A 50,000 IU, Vit D3 80,000 IU, Vit E 300 IU, P 3.5%, Ca 18.5%, Mg 8.2%, Na 3%, Cu 800 mg, Zn 3,200 mg, Mn 3,333 mg, Iodate 68 mg, Co 16 mg, Se 24 mg.