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. 2021 Sep 17;100(12):101476. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101476

Table 2.

Basal diet composition (NC) of the starter (0 to 14 d), grower (14 to 21 d), and withdrawal (21 to 42 d) manufactured feed.

Starter Grower Withdrawal
Ingredient1 % % %
Corn 61.43 64.88 66.18
 Soybean meal (48%) 30.26 27.26 25.02
 Pro-Plus (54%)2 4.00 4.00 4.00
 Poultry Fat 1.02 1.25 2.29
 Limestone 0.71 0.66 0.64
 Sand 0.60 0.60 0.60
 Titanium dioxide 0.50 0.00 0.00
 NaCl 0.41 0.41 0.41
 DL-Met 0.31 0.29 0.27
 L-Lys HCl 0.22 0.23 0.23
 Dicalcium phosphate 0.16 0.07 0.00
 Trace mineral premix3 0.10 0.10 0.10
 Vitamin premix4 0.10 0.10 0.10
 L-Thr 0.10 0.09 0.10
 Choline CL (60%) 0.05 0.03 0.03
 Se premix5 0.02 0.02 0.02
 OptiPhos20006 0.01 0.01 0.01
 Total 100.00 100.00 100.00
Calculated nutrient content
 ME, Kcal/kg 3,015 3,075 3,150
 CP, % 22.00 20.83 19.84
 Na, % 0.21 0.21 0.21
 DEB, mEq/kg 210 196 185
 Ca, % 0.90 0.85 0.82
 P, available, % 0.45 0.43 0.41
 Choline, mg/kg 1,762 1,625 1,575
 TSAA, % digestible 0.97 0.84 0.80
 Lys, % digestible 1.31 1.24 1.06
 Thr, % digestible 0.77 0.73 0.71
 Val, % digestible 0.90 0.85 0.81
 Ile, % digestible 0.80 0.75 0.71
 Leu, % digestible 1.60 1.53 1.47
 Arg, % digestible 1.30 1.21 1.14
 Trp, % digestible 0.22 0.20 0.19
1

Ingredient nutrient composition was analyzed before formulating the diet.

2

H.J. Baker's ProPlus 55 Animal Protein Concentrate.

3

Trace Mineral Premix provided the following per kilogram of finished diet: 100 mg manganese, 100 mg zinc, 10 mg copper, 1 mg iodine, 50 mg iron, 27 mg magnesium, 55 mg calcium.

4

Vitamin Premix provided the following per kilogram of finished diet: 15,432 IU Vitamin A, 11,023 ICU vitamin D3, 110 IU vitamin E, 0.3 mg vitamin B12, 3 mg menadione. 13.23 mg riboflavin, 19.84 mg d-pantothenic acid, 3.09 mg thiamine, 77.16 mg of niacin, 5.51 mg pyridoxine, 1.76 mg folic acid, 0.17 mg biotin.

5

Se premix provided the following per kilogram of finished diet: 0.20 mg selenium.

6

OptiPhos2000 from a dietary inclusion of 0.125% provided the following per kilogram of finished diet: 200 FTU (Huvepharma, Inc., Peachtree City, GA).