Table 1.
Feed composition of the experimental diets from 0 to 41 d of age (doa).
| Feed composition | Commercial diet |
|---|---|
| Starter (0–14 doa) | |
| Item | |
| Ingredient (%) | Pct |
| Yellow corn | 53.23 |
| Soybean meal | 38.23 |
| Animal fat | 2.6 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 2.23 |
| Limestone | 1.27 |
| Salt | 0.34 |
| Choline chloride 60% | 0.10 |
| Lysine | 0.28 |
| DL-methionine | 0.37 |
| L-threonine | 0.15 |
| Premix1 | 0.25 |
| BMD2 | 0.05 |
| Total | 100 |
| Calculated nutrients | |
| Crude protein | 23 |
| Calcium | 0.96 |
| Available phosphorus | 0.48 |
| Apparent metabolizable energy (AME; Kcal/kg) | 3,000 |
| Digestible methionine | 0.51 |
| Digestible lysine | 1.28 |
| Digestible threonine | 0.86 |
| Digestible total sulfur amino acids (TSAA) | 0.95 |
| Sodium | 0.16 |
| Choline | 0.16 |
| Grower (15–28 doa) | |
| Item | |
| Ingredient (%) | Pct |
| Yellow corn | 57.13 |
| Soybean meal | 34.8 |
| Animal fat | 3.5 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 2 |
| Limestone | 1.17 |
| Salt | 0.34 |
| Choline chloride 60% | 0.10 |
| Lysine | 0.21 |
| DL-methionine | 0.32 |
| L-threonine | 0.16 |
| Premix | 0.25 |
| BMD | 0.05 |
| Total | 100 |
| Calculated nutrients | |
| Crude protein | 21.5 |
| Calcium | 0.87 |
| Available phosphorus | 0.435 |
| AME (Kcal/kg) | 3,100 |
| Digestible methionine | 0.47 |
| Digestible lysine | 1.15 |
| Digestible threonine | 0.77 |
| Digestible TSAA | 0.87 |
| Sodium | 0.16 |
| Choline | 0.16 |
| Finisher (29–45 doa) | |
| Item | |
| Ingredient (%) | Pct |
| Yellow corn | 54.23 |
| Soybean meal | 38.23 |
| Animal fat | 2.5 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 2.23 |
| Limestone | 1.27 |
| Salt | 0.34 |
| Choline chloride 60% | 0.10 |
| Lysine | 0.28 |
| DL-methionine | 0.37 |
| L-threonine | 0.15 |
| Premix | 0.25 |
| BMD | 0.05 |
| Total | 100 |
| Calculated nutrients | |
| Crude protein | 19.5 |
| Calcium | 0.78 |
| Available phosphorus | 0.39 |
| AME (Kcal/kg) | 3,200 |
| Digestible methionine | 0.43 |
| Digestible lysine | 1.02 |
| Digestible threonine | 0.68 |
| Digestible TSAA | 0.8 |
| Sodium | 0.16 |
| Choline | 0.16 |
1
The broiler premix provided per kilogram of diet: vitamin A (retinyl acetate), 10,000 IU; cholecalciferol, 250 IU; vitamin E (DL-α-tocopheryl acetate), 50 IU; vitamin K, 4.0 mg; thiamine mononitrate (B1), 4.0 mg; riboflavin (B2), 10 mg; pyridoxine HCL (B6), 5.0 mg; vitamin B12 (cobalamin), 0.02 mg; D-pantothenic acid, 15 mg; folic acid, 0.2 mg; niacin, 65 mg;biotin, 1.65 mg; iodine (ethylene diamine dihydroiodide), 1.65 mg; Mn (MnSO4H2O), 120 mg; Cu, 20 mg; Zn, 100 mg, Se, 0.3 mg; Fe (FeSO4.7H2O), 800 mg.
2
Bacitracin methylene disalicylate (BMD 110; Zoetis, Parsippany, NJ): containing 55 mg of BMD per kg.