Table 1.
Composition and nutrient level of basal diet (as-fed basis).
| Item, % | Amount |
|---|---|
| Corn | 55.90 |
| Soybean meal, 43% | 25.35 |
| Wheat bran | 5.00 |
| Soybean oil | 3.00 |
| Calcium carbonate | 8.15 |
| Calcium hydrophosphate | 1.30 |
| L-Lysine hydrochloride | 0.13 |
| DL-Methionine | 0.20 |
| Threonine | 0.09 |
| NaCl | 0.30 |
| Choline chloride, 50% | 0.10 |
| Vitamin and mineral premix1 | 0.48 |
| Total | 100.00 |
| Analyzed nutrient levels, % | |
| ME2, kcal/kg | 2690.00 |
| Crude protein | 16.54 |
| Calcium | 3.53 |
| Available phosphorus | 0.32 |
| Lysine | 0.85 |
| Methionine | 0.42 |
| Methionine + cysteine | 0.61 |
1
Provided per kilogram of diet: vitamin A, 10,000 IU; vitamin D3, 3,000 IU; vitamin E, 30 IU; vitamin K3, 4.8 mg; thiamin, 3.0 mg; riboflavin, 9.6 mg; pyridoxine, 6 mg; vitamin B12, 0.3 mg; folic acid, 1.5 mg; niacin, 60 mg; pantothenic acid, 18 mg; biotin,0.6 mg; iron, 60 mg; copper, 8 mg; manganese, 60 mg; zinc, 80 mg; selenium, 0.30 mg; iodine, 0.35 mg.
2
Calculated according to NRC (1994).