Table 1.
Ingredient and nutrient composition of the negative control diets (g/kg of feed, as-is basis).
| Items | Trial 1 | Trial 2 | Trial 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingredients | |||
| Corn | 648.0 | 557.0 | 617.4 |
| Soybean meal | 235.0 | 220.0 | 206.0 |
| Sunflower meal | 80.0 | ||
| Rapeseed meal | 50.0 | ||
| Soybean oil | 17.5 | 30.0 | 20.0 |
| Salt | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
| NaHCO3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Na2CO3 | 2.0 | ||
| Limestone | 82.0 | 96.0 | 93.0 |
| L-Lysine•HCl, 78% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| DL-Methionine | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Choline chloride | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Vitamin-mineral premix1 | 10.01 | 10.01 | 5.32 |
| Sand | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| TiO2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 1,000.0 | 1,000.0 | 1,000.0 |
| Calculated nutrients and energy | |||
| Crude protein | 15.8 | 17.1 | 16.7 |
| ME, MJ/kg | 2873 | 2811 | 2770 |
| Total Ca | 34.3 | 40.0 | 36.0 |
| Total P | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| Non phytate P | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Phytate P | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Digestible lysine | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.6 |
| Digestible methionine | 4.2 | 4.1 | 5.0 |
Vitamin-mineral premix provided per kilogram of diet: vitamin A: 10,000 IU; vitamin D3: 3,000 IU; vitamin E: 30 IU; vitamin K3: 2.5 mg; vitamin C: 100 mg; vitamin B1: 2.00 mg; vitamin B2: 6.00 mg; vitamin B6: 4.00 mg; vitamin B12: 0.02 mg; niacin: 30.0 mg; pantothenate acid: 8.0 mg; folic acid: 0.80 mg; biotin: 0.13 mg; choline: 260 mg; Na: 1.0 g; Cl: 1.6 g; Mn: 80 mg; Fe: 50 mg; Cu: 10 mg; Zn: 70 mg; I: 1.24 mg; Se: 0.2 mg; Ca: 2.4 g.
Vitamin-mineral premix provided per kilogram of diet: vitamin A: 10,000 IU; vitamin D3: 2,500 IU; vitamin E: 30 IU; vitamin K3: 2.5 mg; vitamin B1: 2.00 mg; vitamin B2: 5.00 mg; vitamin B6: 2.00 mg; vitamin B12: 0.02 mg; niacin: 24.0 mg; pantothenate acid: 6.0 mg; folic acid: 1.00 mg; biotin: 0.12 mg; choline: 260 mg; Mn: 60 mg; Fe: 60 mg; Cu: 8 mg; Zn: 80 mg; I: 0.35 mg; Se: 0.2 mg.