Table 1.
Composition and nutrient level of the basal diet (g/kg, unless otherwise stated).
| Ingredients (%) | g/kg of Total Diet |
|---|---|
| Maize | 646 |
| Soybean meal | 250 |
| CaHPO4 | 18 |
| Limestone | 70 |
| Salt | 3 |
| DL-methionine | 3 |
| Premix 1 | 10 |
| Nutrient Composition | |
| ME 2 (MJ/kg) | 11.20 |
| Crude protein | 161.1 |
| Calcium | 30.4 |
| Total phosphorus | 6.3 |
| Lysine | 8.0 |
| Met + Cys | 8.2 |
| Zine (mg/kg) | 24 |
1 Premix provided the following per kilogram of diet: VA, 10,800 IU; VD3, 2160 IU; VE, 27 IU; VK3, 1.4 mg; VB1, 1.8 mg; VB2, 8 mg; VB6, 4.1 mg; VB12, 0.01 mg; niacin, 32 mg; pantothenate, 11 mg; folic acid, 1.08 mg; biotin, 0.18 mg; choline, 450 mg; Fe, 80 mg; Cu, 8 mg; Mn, 100 mg; I, 1.0 mg; Se, 0.3 mg. 2 ME based on calculated values; others were analyzed values.