Table 1.
Basal diet composition and nutrient level of broilers (air dry basis, %)
| Items | Content | |
|---|---|---|
|
| ||
| 1 to 21 d | 22 to 42 d | |
| Ingredients | ||
| Corn | 56.50 | 55.40 |
| Soybean meal | 25.55 | 22.20 |
| Corn gluten meal | 4.60 | 3.00 |
| DDGS | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Wheat bran | - | 3.50 |
| Soybean oil | 1.00 | 3.50 |
| Extruded soybean powder | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Limestone | 1.20 | 1.20 |
| CaHPO4 | 1.80 | 1.80 |
| NaCl | 0.25 | 0.30 |
| Choline chloride | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Premix1) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Total | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Nutrient content2) | ||
| ME (MJ/kg) | 12.42 | 12.78 |
| CP | 20.77 | 18.53 |
| DM | 87.36 | 87.38 |
| EE | 4.45 | 6.91 |
| Ca | 1.08 | 0.96 |
| Total P | 0.68 | 0.68 |
| Available P | 0.45 | 0.42 |
| Lysine | 1.11 | 0.98 |
| Methionine | 0.48 | 0.44 |
| Threonine | 0.73 | 0.65 |
| Tryptophan | 0.19 | 0.18 |
DDGS, dried distillers grains with solubles; ME, metabolizable energy; CP, crude protein; DM, dry matter; EE, ether extract.
1)
Premix provided nutrients value of diet (/kg): Cu 25 mg, I 1.0 mg, Fe 100 mg, Mn 120 mg, Se 0.15 mg, Zn 80 mg; vitamin A 18,000 IU, vitamin D3 2,800 IU, vitamin E ≥90 mg, vitamin K3 ≥7.2 mg, vitamin B1 ≥6.84 mg, vitamin B2 ≥27 mg, vitamin B6 ≥13.5 mg, vitamin B12 ≥0.108 mg, nicotinamide ≥108 mg, calcium pantothenate ≥45 mg, folic acid ≥19.8 mg, biotin ≥0.72 mg.
2)
Proximate nutrients are measured values, other nutrients are calculated values.