Table 1.
Basal diet composition (as-fed basis).
| Ingredient (%) | Basal diet |
|---|---|
| Corn | 57.52 |
| Soybean meal (CP > 46%) | 36.20 |
| Soy oil | 2.14 |
| Limestone | 1.13 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 1.97 |
| Salt | 0.35 |
| Methionine (99%, DL-form) | 0.19 |
| Choline (50%) | 0.25 |
| Vitamin premix1 | 0.025 |
| Mineral premix2 | 0.2 |
| Ethoxyquin (66%) | 0.03 |
| Total | 100.00 |
| Calculated composition3 (%) | |
| Crude protein | 21.0 |
| ME (kcal/kg) | 2950 |
| Ca | 1.00 |
| AP | 0.45 |
| Lys | 1.11 |
1Provided per kg of diet: vitamin premix (1 kg) contained the following: vitamin A, 50 MIU; vitamin D3, 12 MIU; vitamin K3, 10 g; vitamin B1, 10 g; vitamin B2, 32 g; vitamin B12, 0.1 g; vitamin E, 0.2 MIU; biotin, 0.5 g; folic acid, 5 g; pantothenic acid, 50 g; niacin, 150 g copper, 4 g; zinc, 90 g; iron, 38 g; manganese, 46.48 g; selenium, 0.1 g; iodine, 0.16 g; cobalt, 0.25 g. 2Provided per kg of diet: 150 g copper, 4 g; zinc, 90 g; iron, 38 g; manganese, 46.48 g; selenium, 0.1 g; iodine, 0.16 g; cobalt, 0.25 g. 3Calculated value based on the analyzed data for the experimental diets.