Table 1.
Composition and nutrient level of basal diet (as-fed basis, %).
| Ingredients | Content | Nutrient levels1 | Content |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 62.25 | ME, kcal/kg | 2,703.35 |
| Soybean meal | 26.00 | CP | 16.54 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 1.70 | Digestible Met | 0.38 |
| Limestone | 8.20 | Digestible Lys | 0.78 |
| Sodium chloride | 0.30 | Ca | 3.60 |
| Choline chloride | 0.10 | Total P | 0.65 |
| DL-Met | 0.12 | Non-phytate P | 0.39 |
| Soybean oil | 1.00 | ||
| Vitamin premix2 | 0.03 | ||
| Mineral premix3 | 0.30 | ||
| Total | 100 |
ME = metabolic energy.
1
Nutrient levels are analyzed values.
2
The vitamin premix supplied the following per kilogram of diet: 8,500 IU of vitamin A (retinol acetate), 3,600 IU of vitamin D3, 21 IU of vitamin E (DL-α-tocopherol acetate), 4.2 mg of vitamin K3, 3.0 mg of vitamin B1, 10.2 mg of vitamin B2, 0.9 mg of folic acid, 15 mg of calcium pantothenate, 45 mg of niacin, 5.4 mg of vitamin B6, 24 μg of vitamin B12 and 150 μg of biotin.
3
The mineral premix provided the following per kilogram of diet: 6.8 mg of Cu (CuSO4·5H2O), 66 mg of Fe (FeSO4·7H2O), 83 mg of Zn (ZnSO4·7H2O), 80 mg of Mn (MnSO4·H2O), 1 mg of I (KI) and 0.3 mg of Se (Na2SeO3).