Table A1.
Ingredients and calculated composition of the experimental diets (g/kg as fed basis, unless otherwise indicated).
| Starter | Grower | Finisher | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (0–12 Days) | (13–28 Days) | (29–40 Days) | |
| Ingredients (g/kg) | |||
| Corn | 250.0 | 150.0 | 100.0 |
| Wheat | 373.5 | 485.5 | 584.5 |
| Molasses | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Soybean meal, 47% | 331.7 | 304.3 | 248.9 |
| Soybean oil | 10.5 | 26.3 | 36.0 |
| Calcium carbonate | 10.2 | 9.1 | 8.2 |
| Monocalcium phosphate | 9.0 | 6.6 | 4.4 |
| Salt | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| DL-Methionine | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| L-Lysine HCl | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| L-Threonine | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Vitamin and mineral premix 1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
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Calculated composition
(g/kg of feed) 2 |
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| Dry matter | 883.5 | 886.1 | 888.1 |
| Ash | 53.4 | 49.6 | 44.5 |
| AMEn (MJ/kg) | 121.4 | 125.7 | 130.0 |
| Crude protein | 217.6 | 207.4 | 187.9 |
| Ether extract | 29.6 | 43.3 | 51.7 |
| Crude fiber | 29.6 | 43.3 | 51.7 |
| Starch | 38.5 | 389.7 | 418.0 |
| Calcium | 9.6 | 8.7 | 7.9 |
| Total phosphorus | 6.0 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
| Available phosphorus | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| Sodium salt | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Digestible amino acids | |||
| Lys | 11.9 | 10.6 | 9.4 |
| Met | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 |
| Met + Cys | 8.9 | 8.1 | 7.5 |
| Thr | 8.0 | 7.1 | 6.3 |
| Trp | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
1 Vitamin and mineral premix. Supplied per kilogram of diet: vitamin A, 7500 IU; vitamin D3, 2000 IU; vitamin E, 9 mg; vitamin K3, 1.5 mg; vitamin B2, 4 mg; vitamin B6, 1.5 mg; vitamin B12, 0.009 mg; niacin, 21 mg; calcium D-pantothenate, 6 mg; folic acid; 0.4 mg; biotin, 50 mcg; choline chloride, 350.10 mg; iron (II) sulphate monohydrate, 30 mg; potassium iodide, 1.76 mg; copper (II) sulphate pentahydrate, 6 mg; manganese (II) oxide, 75.04 mg; zinc oxide, 50.05 mg; sodium selenite, 0.201 mg; citric acid, 0.167 mg; butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), 0.167 mg; propyl gallate, 0.167 mg; sepiolite, 0.375 g; β-glucanase, 152 U; β-xylanases-D, 1220 U; 6-phytase 500 FTU. 2 According to FEDNA (2019).