Table 1.
Diet ingredient composition and chemical composition of the experimental diets.
| Dietary HME concentration (mg/kg) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingredients (g/kg) | 0 | 100 | 250 | 500 |
| Corn meal | 50 | 49.9 | 49.75 | 49.5 |
| Wheat meal | 230 | 230 | 230 | 230 |
| Soybean meala | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 |
| Soybean oil | 36.3 | 36.3 | 36.3 | 36.3 |
| Fish process by productb | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| Poultry by productc | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 |
| Vitamin premixd | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Mineral premixe | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Methioninef | 5.80 | 5.80 | 5.80 | 5.80 |
| Lysineg | 4.40 | 4.40 | 4.40 | 4.40 |
| HME | 0 | 0.10 | 0.25 | 0.50 |
| Proximate composition | ||||
| Moisture | 91.2 | 89.6 | 89.0 | 90.0 |
| Crude protein | 395 | 399 | 393 | 398 |
| Crude fat | 152 | 155 | 156 | 150 |
| Crude ash | 76.5 | 75.6 | 75.0 | 76.9 |
| Crude fiber | 34.1 | 35.0 | 34.9 | 35.0 |
a
Crude protein 45%.
b
Crude protein 54%; crude fat 18%.
c
Crude protein 54%; crude fat 22%.
d
Amineh Gostar Co. (Tehran, Iran). The premix provided the following amounts of vitamin to the diets (per kg): A: 1,600 IU; D3: 500 IU; E: 20 mg; K: 24 mg; B3: 12 mg; B5: 40 mg; B2: 10 mg; B6: 5 mg; B1: 4 mg; H: 0.2 mg; B9: 2 mg; B12: 0.01 mg; C: 60 mg; Inositol: 50 mg.
e
Amineh Gostar Co. (Tehran, Iran). The premix provided the following amounts of minerals to the diets (per kg): Se: 0.15 mg; Fe: 2.5 mg; Co: 0.04 mg; Mn: 5 mg; Iodate: 0.05 mg; Cu: 0.5 mg; Zn: 6 mg; Choline: 150 mg.
f
Faravar Lysine Pars Co., Tehran, Iran.
g
Evonik Co., Essen, Germany, 99% purity.