Table 1.
Composition and nutrient levels of the basal diet (as-fed basis).
| 7–25 kg | 25–75 kg | 75 kg-end | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingredient, % | |||
| De-hulled soybean meal, 46% CP | 15.00 | - | - |
| Extruded maize meal, 8.24% CP | 12.40 | - | - |
| Expanded soybean, 35.5% CP | 10.00 | - | - |
| Whey powder, 2% CP | 5.00 | - | - |
| Sucrose | 3.90 | - | - |
| Corn, 8.24% CP | 45.00 | 69.48 | 72.00 |
| Soybean, 44% CP | - | 19.00 | 14.00 |
| Wheat bran, 15% CP | - | 5.00 | 7.57 |
| Fish meal, 62.5% CP | 3.00 | 0.50 | 1.50 |
| Soybean oil | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| L-Lys HCl, 98% | 0.60 | 0.49 | 0.28 |
| DL-Met, 98.5% | 0.22 | 0.10 | 0.04 |
| L-Thr, 98% | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.08 |
| L-Trp, 98% | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.03 |
| Choline chloride, 50% | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.12 |
| Limestone | 0.93 | 0.94 | 1.00 |
| CaHPO4 | 0.94 | 1.70 | 1.00 |
| Sodium chloride | 0.40 | 0.28 | 0.25 |
| Mineral premix | 0.321 | 0.202 | 0.202 |
| Vitamin premix | 0.053 | 0.034 | 0.034 |
| Total | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Nutrient level 5 | |||
| Digestible energy, Mcal/kg | 3.538 | 3.449 | 3.430 |
| Crude protein, % | 17.06 | 14.21 | 14.52 |
| Ca, % | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.79 |
| Total P, % | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.52 |
| Available P, % | 0.34 | 0.42 | 0.32 |
| SID Lys, % | 1.36 | 1.01 | 0.78 |
| SID Met, % | 0.50 | 0.33 | 0.27 |
| SID Met+Cys, % | 0.68 | 0.55 | 0.48 |
| SI Thr, % | 0.78 | 0.61 | 0.49 |
| SID Trp, % | 0.22 | 0.19 | 0.15 |
1
Per kilogram of diet provided: 125 mg Fe; 14 mg Cu; 30 mg Mn; 110 mg Zn; 0.30 mg I.
2
Per kilogram of diet provided: 120 mg Fe; 12 mg Cu; 30 mg Mn; 100 mg Zn; 0.28 mg I.
3
Per kilogram of diet provided: 12,000 IU VA; 2,400 IU VD3; 100 IU VE; 4.8 mg VK3; 2 mg VB1; 7.2 mg VB2; 3.6 mg VB6; 0.025 mg VB12; 0.48 mg biotin; 25 mg pantothenic acid; 4 mg folic acid; 40 mg niacin.
4
Per kilogram of diet provided: 7,200 IU VA; 1,440 IU VD3; 60 IU VE; 2.88 mg VK3; 1.2 mg VB1; 4.32 mg VB2; 2.16 mg VB6; 0.015 mg VB12; 0.288 mg biotin; 15 mg pantothenic acid; 2.4 mg folic acid; 24 mg niacin.
5
Except for the crude protein, total Ca, and P are measured values, the rest are calculated.