Table 3.
Ingredient and chemical composition of basal diet in experiment 2 (air-dry basis, %).
| Items | 1–14 d | 14–28 d |
|---|---|---|
| Ingredient | ||
| Corn | 55.00 | 61.52 |
| Soybean meal | 31.11 | 23.35 |
| Soybean oil | 2.92 | 3.12 |
| Corn gluten meal | 3.50 | 4.85 |
| Flour | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Calcium hydrophosphate | 1.88 | 1.60 |
| Limestone | 1.00 | 0.90 |
| Zeolite powder | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| DL-Methionine | 0.20 | 0.14 |
| Lysine | 0.45 | 0.47 |
| NaCl | 0.25 | 0.35 |
| Choline chloride | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| Vitamin premix | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Trace element premix1 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| Antioxidants | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Total | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Nutrient levels2 | ||
| ME(Kcal/kg)3 | 3020 | 3120 |
| CP | 21.45 | 19.52 |
| Lys | 1.30 | 1.15 |
| Met | 0.55 | 0.47 |
| Ca | 0.90 | 0.78 |
| aP | 0.44 | 0.39 |
1
The trace element premix provided the following per kg of diets: Cu, 8 mg; Zn, 75 mg; Fe, 80 mg; Mn, 100 mg; Se, 0.15 mg; I, 0.35 mg.
2
Nutrient levels were calculated values.
3
Abbreviations: ME, metabolizable energy; CP, crude protein; aP, available phosphorus.