Table 1.
Ingredients and chemical composition of diets over 15–28 days.
| Ingredients (%) | Diet 17% CP | Diet 19% CP | Diet 21% CP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 62.45 | 59.62 | 57.18 |
| Soybean meal (44% CP) | 9.27 | 11.08 | 14.51 |
| Canola meal | 7.00 | 7.00 | 8.00 |
| Sunflower meal | 5.71 | 6.00 | 5.00 |
| Gluten meal (60% CP) | 4.50 | 2.50 | 3.00 |
| Poultry by-products | 2.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Gluten meal (40% CP) | 1.21 | 2.60 | 2.81 |
| Vegetable oil | 1.00 | 2.19 | 2.04 |
| Bone meal | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Dicalcium Phosphate | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.65 |
| Limestone | 1.00 | 0.86 | 1.02 |
| Salt | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 |
| VitaVit-minerals premix 1 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| L-Lys HCl | 0.55 | 0.42 | 0.23 |
| DL-Met | 0.28 | 0.20 | 0.14 |
| Valine | 0.99 | 0.71 | 0.46 |
| Threonine | 0.72 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| Isoleucine | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.00 |
| Arginine | 0.32 | 0.22 | 0.00 |
| Chemical composition | |||
| ME, kcal/kg | 2950 | 2930 | 2920 |
| Crude protein, % | 17.00 | 19.00 | 21.00 |
| Ca, % | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Available P, % | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 |
| Met + Cys, % | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.90 |
| Methionine, % | 0.59 | 0.56 | 0.53 |
| Lysine, % | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 |
| Valine, % | 0.96 | 0.68 | 0.99 |
| Threonine, % | 0.83 | 0.72 | 0.89 |
| Isoleucine, % | 0.93 | 0.85 | 0.88 |
| Arginine, % | 1.19 | 1.09 | 1.21 |
1 Vitamin–mineral premix/kg contains the following per kg: vitamin A, 2,400,000 IU; vitamin D, 1,000,000 IU; vitamin E, 16,000 IU; vitamin K, 800 mg; vitamin B1, 600 mg; vitamin B2, 1600 mg; vitamin B6, 1000 mg; vitamin B12, 6 mg; niacin, 8000 mg; folic acid, 400 mg; pantothenic acid, 3000 mg; biotin 40 mg; antioxidant, 3000 mg; cobalt, 80 mg; copper, 2000 mg; iodine, 400; iron, 1200 mg; manganese, 18,000 mg; selenium, 60 mg; zinc, 14,000 mg.