Table 2.
Composition of the basal experimental diets.
| Ingredient | 0–14 d |
14–28 d |
28–35 d |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | Grower | Finisher | |
| Maize | 60.20 | 60.96 | 63.88 |
| SoyaBean Meal | 33.48 | 32.60 | 30.12 |
| Soy Oil | 1.21 | 1.92 | 2.12 |
| Dicalcium Phosphate | 2.23 | 1.88 | 1.55 |
| Premix Broiler VN(1) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Limestone | 0.70 | 0.65 | 0.60 |
| Sodium Bicarbonate | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.16 |
| DL Methionine | 0.29 | 0.26 | 0.20 |
| Salt (NaCl) | 0.21 | 0.16 | 0.25 |
| l-Lysine HCL | 0.18 | 0.10 | 0.04 |
| Avatec –(coccidiostat) | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| l-Threonine | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.02 |
| Total |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
|
Calculated nutrient content (g/kg) | |||
| ME Poultry (MJ/kg) | 12.75 | 13.15 | 13.35 |
| Crude Protein | 205.00 | 200.00 | 190.00 |
| Crude protein (Measured) | 208.00 | 201.00 | 191.00 |
| Lysine | 11.72 | 10.85 | 9.80 |
| Methionine | 5.95 | 5.62 | 4.96 |
| T.S.A.A. | 8.92 | 8.54 | 7.79 |
| Threonine | 7.80 | 7.35 | 6.79 |
| Tryptophan | 2.31 | 2.26 | 2.13 |
| Valine | 9.10 | 8.92 | 8.50 |
| dLys | 11.10 | 10.30 | 9.30 |
| dMet | 5.40 | 5.10 | 4.50 |
| dThr | 7.00 | 6.60 | 6.10 |
| dTSAA | 8.48 | 8.13 | 7.42 |
| dVal | 8.41 | 8.25 | 7.85 |
| Avl Phosphorus | 4.50 | 4.00 | 3.50 |
| Calcium | 9.00 | 8.00 | 7.00 |
| Chloride | 2.00 | 1.58 | 2.00 |
| DEB (Na+K−Cl) meq/kg | 225.72 | 220.00 | 183.36 |
| Potassium | 8.98 | 8.80 | 8.37 |
| Sodium | 2.00 | 1.80 | 1.60 |
| Total Phosphorus | 7.80 | 7.14 | 6.47 |
| Fat | 41.33 | 53.88 | 56.20 |
| Fibre | 32.54 | 32.14 | 31.65 |
1Vitamin-mineral premix provided per kilogram of diet: Vitamin A: 11’000 I.U.; vitamin E: 40 I.U.; vitamin K3: 3.0 mg; vitamin C: 100 mg; vitamin B1: 2.50 mg; vitamin B2: 8.00 mg; vitamin B6: 5.00 mg; vitamin B12: 0.03 mg; niacin: 50.0 mg; pantothenate calcium: 12.0 mg; folic acid: 1.50 mg; biotin 0.15 mg; choline: 450 mg; Na: 1.17 g; Mg: 0.8 g; Mn: 80 mg; Fe: 60 mg; Cu: 30 mg; Zn: 54 mg; I: 1.24 mg; Co: 0.6 mg; Se: 0.3 mg.