Table 1.
Composition and calculated values of the basal diets (as-fed basis)
| Items | Pre-starter diet (1 to 14 days) | Starter diet (14 to 35 days) |
|---|---|---|
| Ingredient | ||
| Corn (80 g/kg) | 435.9 | 513.0 |
| Soybean meal (460 g/kg) | 260.0 | 250.0 |
| Vitamix1) | 276.8 | 202.7 |
| Soy oil | 15.0 | 17.0 |
| Limestone | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | - | 3.0 |
| L-Lys·HCl (780 g/kg) | 2.0 | 3.8 |
| DL-methionine (990 g/kg) | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| L-threonine (980 g/kg) | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Calculated value (g/kg) | ||
| Crude protein | 197.6 | 187.6 |
| Ether extract | 22.9 | 23.3 |
| Lactose | 60.3 | 44.1 |
| Lysine | 15.1 | 14.4 |
| Methionine | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| Methionine+cysteine | 7.5 | 7.0 |
| Tryptophan | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Threonine | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| Metabolizable energy (MJ/kg) | 13.99 | 13.96 |
Vitamix: quantity per kg of product: 155.7 (g/kg) crude protein, 75.9 (g/kg) ether extract, 119.3 (g/kg) mineral material, 5.7 (g/kg) crude fiber, 217.8 (g/kg) lactose, 54.3 (g/kg) milk protein, 16.4 (g/kg) calcium, 14.9 (g/kg) total phosphorus, 13.4 (g/kg) available phosphorus, 12.2 (g/kg) sodium, 13.9 (g/kg) potassium, 20.0 (g/kg) chlorine, 16.9 (g/kg) lysine, 7.0 (g/kg) methionine, 9.6 (g/kg) methionine+cystine, 2.9 (g/kg) tryptophan, 10.3 (g/kg) threonine, 8.0 (g/kg) arginine, 13.0 (g/kg) leucine, 7.2 (g/kg) isoleucine, 3.6 (g/kg) histidine, 7.5 (g/kg) valine, 6.3 (g/kg) phenylalanine, 14.12 MJ/kg of metabolizable energy, 50,000 IU of vitamin A, 10,000 IU of vitamin D3, 160 mg vitamin E, 12 mg vitamin K3, 12 mg vitamin B1, 20 mg vitamin B2, 12 mg vitamin B6, 0.10 mg vitamin B12, 2.40 mg folic acid, 140 mg nicotinic acid, 88 mg pantothenic acid, 0.40 mg biotin, 1,248 mg choline, 800 mg iron sulfate, 800 mg copper sulfate, 220 mg manganese sulfate, 3.20 mg cobalt sulfate, 5,000 mg zinc oxide, 7.20 mg iodine, 1.20 mg sodium selenite, 1.20 mg chromium sulfate.