Table 1.
Feed ingredients and nutrient composition of experimental diets.
| Ingredients | % | Nutrient levels2 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 51.45 | ME/(MJ/kg) | 12.93 |
| Soybean meal | 19.20 | Crude protein | 19.62 |
| Soy oil | 3.00 | Calcium | 0.79 |
| Corn DDGS | 11.40 | Available phosphorous | 0.40 |
| Corn gluten meal | 4.50 | ||
| Dicalcium phosphate | 1.20 | ||
| Polishing powder | 5.00 | ||
| NaCl | 0.25 | ||
| Feather meal | 1.00 | ||
| Glutamic acid residue | 2.00 | ||
| Premix1 | 1.00 |
1
The premix provided the following nutrients per kg of diet: VA1, 500 IU, VE 25 mg, VD 4,000 IU, VK 2 mg, VB1 1.5 mg, VB2 6 mg, VB6 4 mg, VB12 0.02 mg, biotin 0.15 mg, pantothenic acid 11 mg, folic acid 0.5 mg, nicotinamide 40 mg, lysine 450 mg, methionine 250 mg, threonine 100 mg, and phytase 10 mg.
2
Nutritional levels are calculated values.