Table 2. Feed formula—grower (HED—NC group).

Feed Ingredients	Quantity (gm/kg)	Calculated nutrient value
Maize	630.00	ME kcal/kg	3100.0
Soybean meal 50	300.00	Crude protein %	21.0
De-oiled rice bran	10.70	Digestible amino acids %
Rice bran oil—Finishera	25.00	Lysine	1.15
Di-calcium-phosphate	13.10	Methionine	0.45
Limestone powder	6.30	Methionine + Cysteine	0.85
DL-Methionine	2.70	Threonine	0.78
L-lysine HCl	3.00	Tryptophan	0.20
L-threonine	1.50	Arginine	1.20
Salt	2.00	Isoleucine	0.75
Sodium-bi-carbonate	2.00	Valine	0.85
Trace mineral premixb	0.50	Calcium %	0.75
Antibiotic Growth promoter	0.50	Available P %	0.45
Vitamin Premixc	0.50	Crude fiber %	2.81
Toxin Binder	1.00	Crude fat %	5.74
Mould inhibitor	0.50	Sodium %	0.22
Salinomycin 12%	0.50	Chloride %	0.19
Phytase 5000 EC	0.10	Potassium %	0.86
NSPase	0.10	Choline ppm	1250

SCC and PHF at defined doses were added by replacing the equal quantity of de-oiled rice bran in HED.

^aME value assigned to rice bran oil was 8800 kcal/kg.

The ^bmineral and ^cvitamin premix were prepared as per the composition [8].