Shows the composition and nutritional levels of the basal diets (%)a.
| A | B | C | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Items | ||||
| Corn | 53.50 | 50.29 | 45.00 | 40.00 |
| Soybean meal | 28.00 | 26.32 | 24.64 | 22.00 |
| AF | 0.00 | 6.00 | 12.00 | 18.00 |
| Fish meal | 3.00 | 2.82 | 3.69 | 5.10 |
| Whey powder | 9.00 | 5.50 | 5.50 | 5.00 |
| Wheat bran | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Limestone powder | 1.30 | 1.22 | 1.14 | 0.90 |
| Calcium hydroxide | 0.80 | 0.75 | 0.70 | 0.66 |
| Wheat middling feed | 2.00 | 1.88 | 1.76 | 1.64 |
| Rapeseed oil | 0.60 | 1.50 | 3.56 | 4.70 |
| Premix | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Nutritional level | ||||
| Digestive energy Mcal kg−1 | 3.41 | 3.33 | 3.31 | 3.26 |
| Crude protein% | 20.10 | 20.02 | 20.06 | 20.27 |
| Crude fiber% | 2.83 | 4.21 | 5.55 | 6.84 |
| Lysine% | 1.14 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.13 |
| Methionine% + cysteine% | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.65 | 0.65 |
| Threonine% | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.82 |
| Isoleucine% | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.87 |
| Leucine% | 1.72 | 1.68 | 1.65 | 1.64 |
| Proline% | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.91 |
| Phenylalanine% | 0.99 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.99 |
| Tryptophan% | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.38 |
| Calcium to phosphorus ratio | 2 : 1 | 2 : 1 | 2 : 1 | 2 : 1 |
a
Note: premix is available per kg of feed: VA 130–396 KIU, VD2 30–124 KIU, VE 400 mg, VK2 40–150 mg, VB1 25 mg, VB2 75 mg, Cu 1500–7500 mg, Fe 1500–7500 kg, Zn 1500–3700 kg, Mn 400–3700 kg, moisture 9%, sodium chloride 6–14%, total phosphorus 2%, lysine 1.3%, calcium 10–20%, phytase 12 500 U. A: 0.00% AF, B: 6.00% AF, C: 12.00% AF, D: 18.00% AF.