Table 1.
The ingredients and nutrient contents of basal diet.
| Ingredient, % | Starter (1–10 days) |
Grower (11–20 days) |
Finisher (21–35 days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow corn | 59.00 | 61.50 | 65.50 |
| Soybean meal, 48% | 34.40 | 30.80 | 25.80 |
| Soybean oil | 1.80 | 3.00 | 4.00 |
| Calcium carbonate | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.20 |
| Calcium diphasic phosphate | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 |
| Common salt | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.3 |
| Premix* | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.9 |
| L-Lysine HCL, 78% | 0.35 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| DL-Methionine, 99% | 0.25 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Choline chloride | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| Anti-mycotoxin | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Calculated composition | |||
| Metabolizable energy (Kcal/Kg) | 3,106 | 3,103 | 3,200 |
| Crude protein, % | 23.01 | 21.5 | 19.50 |
| Ether extract, % | 4.33 | 5.6 | 6.62 |
| Crude fiber, % | 2.63 | 2.56 | 2.46 |
| Calcium, % | 1.20 | 1.19 | 1.17 |
| Available phosphorous, % | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.48 |
| Lysine, % | 1.45 | 1.29 | 1.16 |
| Methionine, % | 0.58 | 0.51 | 0.49 |
*Vitamin premix supplied per kilogram of diet: retinol, 10.000 IU; tocopheryl acetate, 70 mg; cholecalciferol, 6000 IU; menadione, 2.5 mg; riboflavin, 7 mg; thiamine, 4 mg; pantothenate, 12 mg; niacin, 50 mg; folate, 3 mg; pyridoxine, 6 mg; biotin, 300 μg; cyanocobalamine, 15 μg; Fe (sulfate), 30 mg; Cu (sulfate), 14 mg; Se (selenate), 0.3 mg; I (iodide), 1.20 mg; Zn (sulfate and oxide), 120 mg; Mn (sulfate and oxide), 100 mg.