Table 1.

Ingredient composition and chemical analysis of the basal diets, as-fed basis (Experiment 1 and Experiment 2).

	Experiment 1		Experiment 2
	Starter Diet (From 0 to 21 days)	Grower-Finisher Diet (From 22 to 44 days)	Starter Diet (From 0 to 21 days)
Ingredients, %
Corn	39.99	39.97	39.63
Wheat	24.46	30.76	24.46
Soybean meal 47%	28.97	22.90	28.97
Soybean oil	2.96	3.00	2.96
Bicalcium phosphate	1.14	0.69	1.14
Calcium carbonate	0.88	1.16	0.88
Salt	0.35	0.29	0.35
Premix 1	0.44	0.44	0.30
L-Lysine	0.34	0.28	0.34
DL-Methionine	0.31	0.23	0.31
L-Threonine	0.15	0.10	0.15
L-Valine	0.03	0.20	0.03
Sodium bicarbonate	0.05	0.04	0.05
Choline chloride	0.06	0.07	0.06
Titanium dioxide	-	-	0.50
Analyzed nutrient and energy content
Dry matter, %	90.97	89.30	88.93
Crude protein, %	20.22	17.68	19.58
Ether extract, %	5.12	4.89	4.87
Crude fiber, %	1.83	2.66	2.72
Ash, %	5.82	4.58	6.33
Gross energy, kcal/kg	4072	4096	3978

¹ Provided per kg feed: vitamin A (from retinol), 10,000 IU; vitamin D3 (from cholecalciferol), 2000 IU; vitamin E (from alfa-tocopherol), 15 mg; vitamin K3, 1.03 mg; vitamin B1, 0.12 mg; vitamin B2, 3.84 mg; vitamin B6, 1.20 mg; vitamin B12, 0.96 mg; calcium pantothenate, 10.58 mg; nicotinic acid, 25.20 mg; folic acid, 1.20 mg; Fe (from FeSO₄), 24.84 mg; Mn (from MnSO₄), 77.38 mg; Zn (from ZnO), 37.15 mg; Cu (from CuSO₄), 8.10 mg; I (from KI) 0.84 mg; Se (from Na₂SeO₃).