Table 1.
Composition and nutrients of the basal diets.
| Ingredients | % On Feed Basis |
|---|---|
| Corn grain | 76.20 |
| Soybean oil | 2.80 |
| Soybean meal | 13.00 |
| Wheat bran | 4.00 |
| Fishmeal (CP 62.5%) | 1.40 |
| L-Lysine·hydrochloride | 0.42 |
| DL-Methionine | 0.12 |
| L-Threonine | 0.14 |
| L-Tryptophan | 0.04 |
| Choline chloride 50% | 0.10 |
| Calcium carbonate | 0.85 |
| Calcium hydrophosphate | 0.65 |
| Sodium chloride | 0.18 |
| Premix a | 0.10 |
| Total | 100.00 |
| Nutrient levels b | |
| Digestible energy (Mcal/kg) | 3.40 |
| Crude protein (%) | 13.74 |
| Calcium (%) | 0.59 |
| STTD Phosphorus (%) | 0.28 |
| SID Lysine (%) | 0.85 |
| SID Met + Cys (%) | 0.48 |
| SID Thr (%) | 0.52 |
| SID Trp (%) | 0.15 |
a Premix provided per kilogram of diet: Fe, 50 mg; Cu, 3.5 mg; Zn, 50 mg; Mn, 2 mg; I, 0.14 mg; vitamin A, 1300 IU; vitamin D3, 150 IU; vitamin E, 11 mg; vitamin K3, 0.5 mg; vitamin B2 2 mg; vitamin B6, 1 mg; vitamin B12, 5 μg; pantothenic acid, 7 mg; folic acid, 0.3 mg; biotin 0.05 mg. b Nutrient levels were calculated values.