Table 1.
Composition and nutrient levels of the basal diet (air-dry base).
| Items | Content |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 21 d of age | 22 to 42 d of age | |
| Ingredients (%) | ||
| Corn | 57.20 | 61.32 |
| Soybean meal | 32.00 | 25.00 |
| Corn gluten meal | 3.50 | 5.00 |
| Soybean oil | 2.60 | 4.00 |
| Limestone | 1.20 | 1.30 |
| CaHPO4 | 1.60 | 1.30 |
| NaCl | 0.25 | 0.20 |
| NaHCO3 | 0.15 | 0.20 |
| Lys 70% | 0.62 | 0.74 |
| Met 98% | 0.14 | 0.15 |
| Thr 98% | 0.14 | 0.19 |
| Choline 50% | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Premix1 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Total | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Nutrient levels2 | ||
| CP | 21.00 | 19.00 |
| ME (MJ/kg) | 12.54 | 13.16 |
| Ca | 0.90 | 0.85 |
| TP | 0.63 | 0.55 |
| AP | 0.37 | 0.31 |
| Lys | 1.28 | 1.20 |
| Met | 0.46 | 0.46 |
1
The premix provided the following per kg of diets: VA, 5,000 IU; VD3,10,000 IU; VE,75.0 mg; VK3, 18.8 mg; VB1, 9.8 mg; VB2, 28.8 mg; VB6, 19.6 mg; VB12, 0.1 mg; calcium pantothenate, 58.8 mg; nicotinic acid, 196.0 mg; folic acid, 4.9 mg; biotin, 2.5 mg; Cu (as copper sulfate) 4.0 mg; Fe (as ferrous sulfate) 40.0 mg; Zn (as zinc sulfate), 37.6 mg ; Mn (as manganese sulfate) 50.0 mg; Se (as sodium selenite) 0.2 mg; I (as calcium iodate) 0.2 mg.
2
The nutrient levels are calculated values.