Table 1.
Composition and nutrient level of basal diet.
| Ingredients, % | Content |
|---|---|
| Corn | 57.01 |
| Soybean meal | 31.50 |
| Corn gluten meal | 3.40 |
| Soybean oil | 3.10 |
| Limestone | 1.20 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 2.00 |
| L-Lysine | 0.34 |
| DL-Methionine | 0.15 |
| Sodium chloride | 0.30 |
| Premix1 | 1.00 |
| Total | 100 |
| Calculated nutrient levels | |
| Apparent metabolizable energy, MJ/kg | 12.55 |
| Crude protein, % | 21.33 |
| Calcium, % | 1.00 |
| Total phosphorus, % | 0.68 |
| Available phosphorus, % | 0.46 |
| Lysine, % | 1.21 |
| Methionine, % | 0.50 |
| Methionine + cystine, % | 0.86 |
| Analyzed nutrient levels2 | |
| Gross energy, MJ/kg | 15.48 |
| Crude protein, % | 20.79 |
| Calcium, % | 1.06 |
| Total phosphorus, % | 0.72 |
| Lysine, % | 1.24 |
| Methionine, % | 0.48 |
1
Premix provided per kilogram of diet: vitamin A (transretinyl acetate), 10,000 IU; vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), 3,000 IU; vitamin E (all-rac-α-tocopherol), 30 IU; menadione, 1.3 mg; thiamin, 2.2 mg; riboflavin, 8 mg; nicotinamide, 40 mg; choline chloride, 600 mg; calcium pantothenate, 10 mg; pyridoxine·HCl, 4 mg; biotin, 0.04 mg; folic acid, 1 mg; vitamin B12 (cobalamin), 0.013 mg; Fe (from ferrous sulfate), 80 mg; Cu (from copper sulphate), 8.0 mg; Mn (from manganese sulphate), 110 mg; Zn (from zinc oxide), 60 mg; I (from calcium iodate), 1.1 mg; Se (from sodium selenite), 0.3 mg.
2
Results are the average values of triplicate measurements.