Table 1.
Composition and nutrient levels of the basal diet (calculated as 90% dry matter)
| Ingredients | Content, % | Nutrient level | Content |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 59.00 | ME, kcal/kg | 3,300.00 |
| Soybean meal | 16.00 | CP, % | 14.5 |
| bran | 21.00 | Lys, % | 0.45 |
| Vitamin-mineral Premix1 | 4.00 | Met, % | 0.13 |
| Met+Cys, % | 0.32 | ||
| Thr, % | 0.37 | ||
| Ile, % | 0.21 | ||
| Ca,% | 0.49 | ||
| TP, % | 0.41 | ||
| Total | 100 |
1Supplied the following per kg of diet: vitamin A, 125000 IU; vitamin D, 2000 IU; vitamin E, 64.855 mg; pantothenic acid, 16.074 mg; vitamin B6, 1.510 mg; biotin, 0.005 mg; vitamin B12, 3.65 mg; niacin, 0.015g; choline, 1295.153 mg; folic acid, 0.015 mg; vitamin K, 1.1 mg; vitamin B1, 0.577 mg; vitamin B2, 4.963 mg; Fe, 137.71 mg; Cu, 22.25mg; Co, 0.983 mg; Mn, 43.1 mg; Zn, 118.65 mg; I, 1.1 mg and Se, 0.324 mg.