Table 1.
The composition and nutrient levels of basal diet (as-fed basis)
| Item | Content (%) |
|---|---|
| Ingredients | |
| Corn | 60 |
| Soybean meal | 15 |
| Wheat bran | 1.5 |
| Soybean oil | 0.45 |
| Puffed soybean | 6.9 |
| Fish meal | 4.5 |
| Whey powder | 7.75 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 0.85 |
| Limestone | 1.1 |
| Salt | 0.3 |
| Lysine | 0.35 |
| Threonine | 0.15 |
| Methionine | 0.1 |
| Choline | 0.2 |
| Silicon dioxide | 0.3 |
| Premix1) | 0.55 |
| Total | 100 |
| Nutrient levels | |
| Digestible energy (MJ/kg) | 14.43 |
| Metabolizable energy (MJ/kg) | 13.90 |
| Crude protein (%) | 18.76 |
| Standardized digestible lysine (%) | 1.14 |
| Standardized digestible methionine (%) | 0.36 |
| Calcium (%) | 0.67 |
| Available phosphorus (%) | 0.33 |
1)
Supplied per kilogram of diet: Cu, 9.9 mg (as copper sulphate); Zn, 142.5 mg (as zinc oxide); Fe, 242.5 mg (as ferrous sulphate); Mn, 68.7 mg (as manganous oxide); Se, 0.36 mg (as sodium selenite); I, 0.64 mg (as potassium iodine); vitamin A, 11,500 IU; vitamin D3, 3,250 IU; vitamin E, 91 mg; vitamin K3, 3 mg; thiamin, 8.6 mg; riboflavin, 10.9 mg; pyridoxine, 9.3 mg; cobalamin, 0.2 mg; niacin, 62.6 mg; pantothenic acid, 26.8 mg; folic acid, 1.9 mg.