Table 1.
Composition of the diet supplied to the birds of all the experimental groups.
| Item (%) | Period |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Starter (0–14 d) | Grower (15–36 d) | Finisher (37–50 d) | |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.15 |
| Salt | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.25 |
| Coline chloride | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Lysine sulfate | 0.59 | 0.55 | 0.46 |
| Dl-methionine | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.30 |
| Threonine | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.14 |
| Enzyme-roxazyme g2g | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| Phytase 0.1% | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Coccidiostat | |||
| Vit-min premix1 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Dry matter | |||
| DM | 88.57 | 88.65 | 88.64 |
| CP | 22.70 | 21.49 | 19.74 |
| Lipid | 7.06 | 8.24 | 9.74 |
| Fiber | 3.08 | 3.04 | 3.07 |
| Ash | 5.85 | 5.17 | 4.49 |
| Lysyne | 1.38 | 1.29 | 1.21 |
| Methionine | 0.67 | 0.62 | 0.59 |
| Methionine+cysteine | 1.03 | 0.97 | 0.91 |
| Calcium | 0.91 | 0.80 | 0.59 |
| Phosphate | 0.63 | 0.57 | 0.46 |
| ME (Kcal/Kg) | 3.076 | 3.168 | 3.264 |
1
Provided the following per kg of diet: vitamin A (retinyl acetate), 13,000 IU; vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), 4,000 IU; vitamin E (DL-α_tocopheryl acetate), 80 IU; vitamin K (menadione sodium bisulfite), 3 mg; riboflavin, 6 mg; panthothenic acid, 6 mg; niacin, 20 mg; pyridoxine, 2 mg; folic acid, 0.5 mg; biotin, 0.10 mg; thiamine, 2.5 mg; vitamin B12 20 µg; Mn, 100 mg; Zn, 85 mg; Fe, 30 mg; Cu, 10 mg; I, 1.5 mg; Se, 0.2 mg; ethoxyquin, 100 mg.