Table 1.
Composition and nutrient levels of the basal diets of geese and offspring (dry basis).
| Item | Geese | Offspring |
|---|---|---|
| Ingredients (%) | ||
| Corn | 63.00 | 63.00 |
| Soybean meal | 23.00 | 30.20 |
| Rice husk | 8.70 | 3.20 |
| Methionine | 0.26 | 0.10 |
| Salt | 0.30 | 0.30 |
| Stone powder | 2.00 | 1.10 |
| Calcium hydrogen phosphate | 1.50 | 1.10 |
| Choline chloride | 0.24 | – |
| Premix1 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Total | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Nutritional level2 | ||
| ME (MJ/kg) | 11.12 | 11.34 |
| Crude protein (%) | 15.54 | 18.98 |
| Crude fiber (%) | 5.86 | 4.07 |
| Ca (%) | 1.29 | 0.83 |
| Total phosphorus (%) | 0.59 | 0.56 |
| Effective phosphorus (%) | 0.37 | 0.32 |
| Lysine (%) | 0.76 | 0.99 |
| Methionine (%) | 0.49 | 0.42 |
| Vitamin A (IU/kg) | 1,210.00 | 1,277.00 |
Offspring received the following per kilogram of premix: VD, 400,000 IU; VE, 1,800 IU; VK, 150 mg; VB1, 60 mg; VB2, 600 mg; VB6, 200 mg; VB12, 1 mg; niacin, 3,000 mg; D-pantothenic acid, 900 mg; folic acid, 50 mg; biotin, 4 mg; choline, 35 g; Fe, 6 g; Cu, 1 g; Mn, 9.5 g; Zn, 9 g; Se, 30 mg; and I, 50 mg.
Geese received the following per kilogram of premix: VD3, 2,250,000 IU; VE, 3,600 IU; VK, 225 mg; VB1, 220 mg; VB2, 975 mg; VB6, 375 mg; VB12, 2.75 mg; nicotinic acid, 3,750 mg; pantothenic acid, 1,500 mg; folic acid, 140 mg; biotin, 9.5 mg; Choline chloride, 55 g; Fe, 8 g; Cu, 0.5 g; Mn, 10 g; Zn, 10 g; Se, 30 mg; and I, 125 mg.
Vitamin A is the measured value, and the rest are calculated values.