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. 2021 Oct 20;101(1):101544. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101544

Table 3.

Composition of experimental diets, as-fed basis (experiment 2).1

Items N-free IFE UHE LDC MIX
Cornstarch 17.76 17.76 17.76 17.76 17.76
Dextrose 63.16 12.62 17.72 32.92 3.80
Soybean oil 5.00 3.00 5.00 2.00 8.70
Infertile eggs (IFE) 0.00 55.60 0.00 0.00 0.00
Unhatched eggs (UHE) 0.00 0.00 48.30 0.00 0.00
Low grade chicks (LDC) 0.00 0.00 0.00 34.20 0.00
Mixture (MIX) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.60
Cellulose 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 3.00
Limestone 1.32 0.00 0.00 1.90 0.00
MDCP 1.94 0.20 0.40 0.40 0.32
Chromic oxide mixture2 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50
Celite 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
NaCl 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20
Potassium chloride 0.28 0.28 0.28 0.28 0.28
Magnesium oxide 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20
NaHCO3 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80
Choline chloride 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.24
Vitamin premix3 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30
Mineral premix4 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30
Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
1

IFE, infertile egg; LDC, low-grade or dead chick; MIX, mixture (55% IFE, 10% UHE, 10% LDC, and 25% hatched eggshells); N-free, nitrogen free diet; UHE, unhatched egg.

2

Chromic oxide mixture = 20% of chromic oxide mixed with 80% of corn starch.

3

Provided per kilogram of the complete diet: vitamin A (from vitamin A acetate), 13,000 IU; vitamin D3, 5,000 IU; vitamin E (from DL-α-tocopheryl acetate), 80 IU; vitamin K3, 4 mg; vitamin B1, 4 mg; vitamin B2, 10 mg; vitamin B6, 6 mg; vitamin B12, 20 µg; calcium pantothenate, 20 mg; folic acid, 2 mg; biotin, 200 µg; niacin, 60 mg.

4

Provided per kilogram of the complete diet: Zn (as ZnO), 100 mg; Mn (as MnSO2·H2O), 120 mg; Fe (as FeSO4·7H2O), 60 mg; Cu (as CuSO4·5H2O), 16 mg; Co (as CoCO3), 1,000 µg; I (as Ca(IO3)2·H2O), 1.25 mg; Se (as Na2SeO3), 300 µg.