Table 1.
Ingredients and nutrient levels of the diet.1
| Dietary ingredients | Content (%) |
|---|---|
| Corn | 62.03 |
| Soybean meal (43% HP) | 27.0 |
| Soybean oil | 0.75 |
| Limestone | 8.5 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 1.0 |
| DL-methionine | 0.1 |
| NaCl | 0.3 |
| 70% Choline chloride | 0.09 |
| Mineral premix2 | 0.2 |
| Vitamin premix3 | 0.03 |
| Total | 100 |
| Nutrients levels 4 | |
| Metabolizable energy (Mcal/kg) | 2.711 |
| Crude protein | 16.547 |
| Calcium | 3.444 |
| TP | 0.563 |
| Lysine | 0.885 |
| Methionine | 0.381 |
| Cystine | 0.280 |
1
Values are expressed on an air-dry basis.
2
Mineral premix provided the following per kilogram of the diet: Cu, 9.97 mg; Fe, 59.83 mg; Zn, 47.86 mg; Mn, 59.83 mg; Se, 0.30 mg, I, 0.40 mg; Co, 0.30 mg.
3
Vitamin premix provided the following per kilogram of the diet: vitamin A, 11,396 IU; vitamin D3, 3,133 IU; vitamin E, 17.09 IU; vitamin K3, 1.71 mg; vitamin B1, 1.99 mg; vitamin B2, 6.27 mg; vitamin B6, 3.13 mg; vitamin B12, 0.02 mg; folic acid, 1.42 mg; biotin, 0.03 mg; niacin, 28.49 mg; calcium pantothenate, 9.97 mg.
4
Metabolizable energy is a theoretical value; calcium, phosphorus and amino acid content are measured values.