Table 1.
Composition and nutrient levels of the basal diet (air-dry basis) %.
| Items | 1 to 21 days of age | 22 to 44 days of age |
|---|---|---|
| Ingredients | ||
| Corn | 52.5 | 54 |
| Soybean meal | 25 | 17 |
| Extruded soybean | 4.5 | 3.5 |
| DDGS | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| Rice bran | 6 | |
| Corn gluten | 2 | |
| Soybean oil | 1.7 | 4.6 |
| Limestone | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Fermented soybean meal | 2.4 | |
| Premix * | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Nutrient levels | ||
| CP | 22.02 | 19.11 |
| ME(MJ/kg) | 12.23 | 12.91 |
| Crude fat | 5.5 | 8.6 |
| Lys | 1.18 | 0.97 |
| Met | 0.54 | 0.45 |
| Met+Cys | 0.88 | 0.74 |
| Thr | 0.86 | 0.71 |
| Try | 0.23 | 0.20 |
| Ca | 0.82 | 0.73 |
| TP | 0.65 | 0.57 |
*Premix, per Kg of diets: 10,000 IU of vitamin A; 2.2 mg of vitamin B1; 8.0 mg of vitamin B2; 1.3 mg of vitamin K; 10 mg of pantothenic acid; 40 mg of nicotinic acid; 0.04mg of biotin; 400 mg of choline chloride; 7.5 mg of copper; 110 mg of manganese; 80 mg of iron; 65 mg of zinc; 0.18 mg of iodine; 0.15 mg of selenium.