Table 1.
Composition of starter diets fed to Ross 308 broilers from d 0 to d 14.
| Experimental diet |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingredient, % | Corn control | Corn +Algae | Wheat control | Wheat +Algae |
| Corn | 54.26 | 54.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Wheat | 0.00 | 0.00 | 57.58 | 57.40 |
| Soybean meal 48 | 38.93 | 38.79 | 34.39 | 34.35 |
| Soy Oil | 1.39 | 1.46 | 2.87 | 2.95 |
| Salt | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 |
| DL Methionine | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.32 |
| Lysine HCl | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| Threonine | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.15 |
| Limestone | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 2.02 | 2.02 | 1.70 | 1.71 |
| Choline chloride 60 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 |
| Vitamin-mineral premix1 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.63 |
| Algae | 0.00 | 0.175 | 0.00 | 0.175 |
| Ronozyme WX | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.002 |
| Ronozyme MG | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Calculated values, % | ||||
| Fat | 3.96 | 4.04 | 4.24 | 4.34 |
| Crude protein | 23.79 | 23.79 | 23.79 | 23.79 |
| Digestible Lys | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.28 | 1.28 |
| Digestible Met | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.59 | 0.59 |
| Digestible Arg | 1.44 | 1.44 | 1.38 | 1.38 |
| Digestible Thr | 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.94 | 0.90 |
| ME, kcal/kg | 3,000.00 | 3,000.00 | 3,000.00 | 3,000.00 |
| Analyzed values, % as fed | ||||
| Dry matter | 89.66 | 89.74 | 90.92 | 91.13 |
| Crude fat | 4.58 | 5.02 | 5.37 | 5.31 |
| Crude protein | 23.84 | 23.02 | 28.1 | 28.42 |
| Gross energy, kcal/kg | 4,313.00 | 4,291.68 | 4,377.94 | 4,348.02 |
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Vitamin and mineral premix provided per kg of diet: selenium 250 μg; Vitamin A (retinyl acetate) 8,250 IU; cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) 2,750 IU; α-tocopherol acetate (vitamin E) 17.9 IU; menadione 1.1 mg; vitamin B12 12μg; biotin 41μg; choline 447 mg; folic acid 1.4 mg; niacin 41.3 mg; pantothenic acid 11 mg; pyridoxine 1.1 mg; riboflavin 5.5 mg; thiamine 1.4 mg; iron 282 mg; magnesium 125 mg; manganese 275 mg; zinc 275 mg; copper 27.5 mg; iodine 844 μg.