Table 1.
Ingredients and chemical composition of the basal diet.
| Ingredients, % | Control Diet | Supplemental Omega-3-NPs (g/kg Diet) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.05% | 0.1% | 0.2% | ||
| Fish meal | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 |
| Soybean meal | 33.2 | 33.2 | 33.2 | 33.2 |
| Yellow corn | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Corn gluten | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Rice bran | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Soy oil | 3.5 | 3.45 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Lysine | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| DL- Methionine (98%) | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| Threonine | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Di-calcium phosphate | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.20 |
| * Vitamins and minerals premix | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.20 |
| DHA + EPA | 0 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Chemical analysis | ||||
| Digestible energy (kcal/kg) | 2926 | 2922 | 2918 | 2909 |
| Crude protein, % | 32.10 | 32.10 | 32.10 | 32.10 |
| Ether extract, % | 4.71 | 4.71 | 4.71 | 4.71 |
| Ca, % | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 |
| Available P, % | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 |
| Lysine, % | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Methionine, % | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 |
* Vitamins and minerals mixtures/kg of product: 130 mg biotin, 4500 mg pantothenic acid, 32 mg cobalt, 180 mg folic acid, 2200 mg copper, 60 mg selenium, 0.75 g antioxidant, 17,200 mg zinc, 200 mg iodine, 4000 mg manganese, 810 mg iron, 3000 mg niacin, 1250 mg vitamin B1, 2600 mg vitamin B6, 2600 mg vitamin B2, 3750 L mg vitamin, B12, 32,000 mg vitamin C, 1,000,000 IU vitamin A 300,000 IU vitamin D3, 30,000 IU vitamin E and 600 mg vitamin K.