Table 1.
Feed ingredients and nutrient content of the basal diets (%).
| Ingredients | Basal Diet | |
|---|---|---|
| Starter (1–10 Day) | Grower (11–24 Day) | |
| Corn | 52.66 | 57.38 |
| Soybean meal 48% | 39.10 | 33.98 |
| Corn oil | 3.72 | 4.41 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 1.82 | 1.63 |
| Limestone | 1.00 | 0.92 |
| Salt | 0.42 | 0.32 |
| DL-Methionine | 0.35 | 0.32 |
| L-Lysin HCL | 0.20 | 0.19 |
| L-Threonine | 0.13 | 0.11 |
| Premix Blank a | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Choline CL 60% | 0.09 | 0.09 |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 0.01 | 0.15 |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
| Calculated nutrient, % | ||
| Metabolizable energy, kcal/kg | 3000 | 3100 |
| Crude protein | 23.29 | 21.15 |
| Crude fiber | 2.83 | 2.72 |
| Calcium | 0.96 | 0.87 |
| Non-phytate P | 0.48 | 0.44 |
| Digestible lysine | 1.28 | 1.15 |
| Digestible methionine and cysteine | 0.95 | 0.87 |
| Digestible threonine | 0.86 | 0.77 |
| Digestible arginine | 1.43 | 1.28 |
a Containing by kg of diets: Vit. A = 2,400,000 IU; Vit. D = 1,000,000 IU; Vit. E = 16,000 IU; Vit. K = 800 mg; Vit. B1 = 600 mg; Vit. B2 = 1600 mg; Vit. B6 = 1000 mg; Vit. B12 = 6 mg; Biotin = 40 mg; Folic Acid = 400 mg; Niacin; 8000 mg; Pantothenic Acid = 3000 mg; Cobalt = 80 mg; Copper = 2000 mg; Iodine = 400 mg; Iron = 1200 mg; Manganese = 18,000 mg; Selenium = 60 mg; Zinc = 14,000 mg.