Table 1.
Composition and calculated analysis of the experimental basal diet.
| Ingredients | Content (%) |
|---|---|
| Yellow corn | 49.25 |
| Soybean meal (48%) | 32.18 |
| Starch | 10.15 |
| Di-calcium phosphate | 1.16 |
| Limestone | 6.50 |
| Vitamin and minerals mixture* | 0.30 |
| Salt (NaCl) | 0.30 |
| Calculated analysis* | |
| Crude protein, % | 19.63 |
| ME, Kcal/kg diet | 2830 |
| Ether extract, % | 2.19 |
| Crude fiber, % | 2.21 |
| Methionine, % | 0.44 |
| Methionine + cystine, % | 0.72 |
| Lysine, % | 1.01 |
| Calcium, % | 2.82 |
| Available phosphorus, % | 0.33 |
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Each kg of vitamin and minerals mixture contained 10,000 IU vitamin A; 3,500 IU vitamin D3; 35 IU vitamin E; 1.67 mg vitamin K; 1.67 mg vitamin B1; 2 mg vitamin B2; 3.67 mg vitamin B6; 0.012 mg vitamin B12; 16.7 mg nicotinic acid; 6.67 mg pantothenic acid; 0.07 mg biotin; 1.67 mg folic acid; 400 mg choline chloride; 80 mg zinc; 90 mg manganese; 25 mg iron; 1.67 mg copper; 0.8 mg iodine; 0.033 mg selenium; and 133.4 g magnesium. Calculated analysis was carried out according to NRC(1994).