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. 2022 Sep 20;12(19):2502. doi: 10.3390/ani12192502

Table 5.

Ingredient composition and nutritional specifications of experimental diets (Trial 2).

Ingredient, % Starter 1–10 Days Grower 10–24 Days Finisher 24–48 Days
Wheat 1 55.88 55.63 58.22
Soybean meal 28.12 22.56 17.24
Canola meal 4.25 6.00 7.00
Meat meal 4.00 3.20 2.52
canola oil 2.60 3.55 4.08
Barley 2.00 4.00 5.00
Canola seed 1.00 3.00 4.00
Limestone fine 0.733 0.753 0.770
Salt 0.316 0.283 0.203
DL-Methionine 0.293 0.247 0.213
HCL-Lysine 0.261 0.239 0.236
Vitamin-Mineral Premix 2 0.200 0.200 0.200
L-Thr 0.143 0.111 0.088
Na Bicarbonate 0.103 0.120 0.135
Choline Chloride (70%) 0.050 0.050 0.050
Protease 0.020 0.020 0.020
Phytase 0.020 0.020 0.020
Carbohydrase 0.010 0.010 0.010
Calculated nutrient composition
AME (Kcal/kg) 2990 3100 3180
Crude Protein (%) 23.1 21.3 19.4
Dry Matter (%) 90.80 90.84 90.83
Dig Lys (%) 1.274 1.153 1.027
Dig Met (%) 0.603 0.543 0.492
Dig M + C (%) 0.945 0.873 0.805
Dig Thr (%) 0.856 0.773 0.685
Calcium (%) 0.900 0.850 0.800
Av P (%) 0.450 0.425 0.400
Na (%) 0.220 0.210 0.180
Cl (%) 0.330 0.302 0.249
K (%) 0.833 0.775 0.711

1 Tested substance were added in substitution of wheat. 2 The premix provided per kilogram of diet: vitamin A: 10,000.0 IU; vitamin E: 40.0 mg; vitamin K3: 3.0 mg; vitamin C: 100.0 mg; vitamin B1: 2.5 mg; vitamin B2: 8.00 mg; vitamin B6: 5.0 mg; vitamin B12: 0.03 mg; niacin: 50.0 mg; pantothenate calcium: 12.0 mg; folic acid: 1.50 mg; biotin 0.15 mg; cholin: 450.0 mg; ethoxyquine: 54.0 mg; sodium: 1.17 g; magnesium: 0.8 g; manganese: 80 mg; iron: 60 mg; copper: 30 mg; zinc: 54 mg; iodine: 1.24 mg; cobalt: 0.6 mg; selenium: 0.3 mg.