Table 1. Ingredient composition of the basal diet being fed for the broiler chickens used in this study.
| Item | Amount (g/kg) |
|---|---|
| Ingredients | |
| Corn meal | 581.5 |
| Soybean meal | 335 |
| Soybean oil | 32.1 |
| Limestone | 13 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 20.5 |
| L-lysine | 3.4 |
| DL-Methionine | 1.5 |
| Sodium chloride | 3 |
| Premix | 10 |
| Calculated nutrient levels | |
| Metabolizable energy (MJ/kg DM) | 12.08 |
| Crude protein (g/kg DM) | 19.25 |
| Calcium (g/kg DM) | 1.07 |
| Available phosphorus (g/kg DM) | 4.6 |
| Lysine (g/kg DM) | 12.6 |
| Methionine (g/kg DM) | 4.27 |
| Methionine + cysteine (g/kg DM) | 8.35 |
Notes.
- DM
- dry matter
Premix provided per kilogram of diet: vitamin A (all-trans-retinyl acetate), 10,000 IU; vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), 3,000 IU; vitamin E (all-rac-α-tocopherol), 30 IU; menadione, 1.3 mg; thiamin, 2.2 mg; riboflavin, 8 mg; nicotinamide, 40 mg; choline chloride, 400 mg; calcium pantothenate, 10 mg; pyridoxine HCl, 4 mg; biotin, 0.04 mg; folic acid, 1 mg; vitamin B12 (cobalamin), 0.013 mg; Fe (from ferrous sulphate), 80 mg; Cu (from copper sulphate), 8.0 mg; Mn (from manganese sulphate), 110 mg; Zn (from zinc oxide), 60 mg; I (from calcium iodate), 1.1 mg; Se (from sodium selenite), 0.3 mg.