TABLE 1.
Basal diet composition (as‐fed basis)
| Items | d 1—21 | d 22‐35 |
|---|---|---|
| Ingredients (%) | ||
| Corn | 57.20 | 60.74 |
| Soybean meal (CP 45%) | 29.24 | 25.03 |
| Corn gluten meal (CP 60%) | 4.40 | 3.83 |
| Soybean oil | 3.41 | 5.00 |
| Limestone | 0.91 | 1.02 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 2.07 | 1.93 |
| Salt | 0.32 | 0.37 |
| Methionine, 99% | 0.33 | 0.37 |
| Lysine‐HCI, 24% | 1.68 | 1.28 |
| Threonine, 98.5% | 0.18 | 0.18 |
| Vitamin premix1 | 0.06 | 0.05 |
| Trace mineral premix2 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Choline, 50% | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Calculated values | ||
| ME (kcal/kg) | 3020.00 | 3200.00 |
| CF (%) | 6.30 | 7.50 |
| Lys (%) | 1.50 | 1.20 |
| CP (%) | 22.20 | 20.07 |
| Met (%) | 0.65 | 0.64 |
| Met+Cys (%) | 1.37 | 1.41 |
| Ca (%) | 0.90 | 0.95 |
| Total P (%) | 0.71 | 0.66 |
1
Provided per kilogram of diet: 15,000 IU of vitamin A, 3750 IU of vitamin D3, 37.5 mg of vitamin E, 2.55 mg of vitamin K3, 3 mg of thiamin, 7.5 mg of riboflavin, 4.5 mg of vitamin B6, 24 μg of vitamin B12, 51 mg of niacin, 1.5 mg of folic acid, 0.2 mg of biotin, and 13.5 mg of pantothenic acid.
2
Provided per kilogram of diet: 37.5 mg of Zn, 37.5 mg of Mn, 37.5 mg of Fe, 3.75 mg of Cu, 0.83 mg of I, and 62.5 mg of S.