TABLE 1.
Ingredients and nutrient composition of basal diet.
| Ingredients | Percent | Nutrient levelc | Percent |
| Corn (CP 8.3%) | 64.00 | ME (MJ/Kg) | 16.01 |
| Soybean meal (CP 44.0%) | 20.93 | CP (%) | 16.04 |
| Soybean oil | 0.70 | CF (%) | 3.24 |
| Wheat bran | 3.00 | Methionine (%) | 0.24 |
| Limestone | 9.50 | Lysine (%) | 0.70 |
| Calcium hydrogen phosphate | 1.00 | Calcium (%) | 3.49 |
| Sodium chloride | 0.30 | Total P (%) | 0.32 |
| DL-Methionine (98%) | 0.10 | ||
| L-Lysine HCL (78%) | 0.07 | ||
| Vitamin premixa | 0.03 | ||
| Mineral premixb | 0.20 | ||
| Choline chloride (50%) | 0.15 | ||
| Phytase | 0.02 | ||
| Total | 100.00 |
aSupplied per kilogram of complete diet: vitamin A, 13,500 IU; vitamin D3, 4,500 IU; vitamin E, 75 IU; vitamin K3, 3.6 mg; vitamin B1, 3.0 mg; vitamin B2, 9.24 mg; vitamin B6, 6.0 mg; nicotinic acid, 66 mg; pantothenic acid, 16.8 mg; biotin, 0.54 mg; folic acid, 2.10 mg; vitamin B12, 0.03 mg; vitamin C, 135 mg; choline, 675 mg; ethoxyquinoline, 15 mg.
bMineral premix provided per kilogram of complete diet: iron, 80 mg; copper, 10 mg; manganese, 100 mg; zinc, 100 mg; iodine, 0.35 mg; selenium, 0.30 mg.
cCP and CF were measured values, and the other nutrients were calculated values.