Table 1.
Basal diet composition and nutritional levels (air-dried basis).
| Feed | Content |
|---|---|
| Corn (g·kg−1) | 605.0 |
| Fish meal (g·kg−1) | 50.0 |
| Corn gluten meal (g·kg−1) | 50.0 |
| Soybean oil (g·kg−1) | 10.0 |
| Soybean meal (g·kg−1) | 240.0 |
| Limestone (g·kg−1) | 11.8 |
| CaHPO4 (g·kg−1) | 13.0 |
| L-Lys (g·kg−1) | 6.0 |
| Met (g·kg−1) | 1.3 |
| Thr (g·kg−1) | 1.7 |
| Ser (g·kg−1) | 0.2 |
| Choline chloride (g·kg−1) | 1.0 |
| NaCl (g·kg−1) | 4.0 |
| Premix (g·kg−1) 1 | 6.0 |
| Analysis | |
| DE (MJ·kg−1) | 14.1 |
| CP (g·kg−1) | 202.1 |
| Ca (g·kg−1) | 7.6 |
| AP (g·kg−1) | 4.5 |
| Lys (g·kg−1) | 12.5 |
| Met (g·kg−1) | 4.3 |
| Thr (g·kg−1) | 7.1 |
| Ser (g·kg−1) | 1.6 |
1 Premix provided per kg of diet: VA, 6000 IU; VD3, 400 IU; VE, 30 mg; VK3, 2 mg; VB1, 3.5 mg; VB2, 5.5 mg; VB6, 3.5 mg; VB12, 25.0 μg; biotin, 0.05 mg; folic acid, 0.3 mg; D-pantothenic acid, 20 mg; niacin, 20 mg; choline chloride, 500 mg; Fe, 110 mg; Zn, 100 mg; Cu, 20 mg; Mn, 40 mg; Se, 0.30 mg; and I, 0.40 mg. Nutrition levels were calculated values.