Table 3.
The composition of the experimental diets and proximate chemical analysis during the finishing phase.
| Treatments | C | Gr1 | Gr2 | Gr3 | Gr 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CP % | Standard protein 19.5% | 18.5% CP | 17.5% CP | ||
| Lysine content | 1.16% Lys | 1.3% (110% from basal ration) | 1.41% (120% from basal ration) | 1.16% | 1.16% |
| Ingredients, % | |||||
| Corn | 65.51 | 65.9 | 65.9 | 68.03 | 71.76 |
| Soybean meal, 44% CP | 26.03 | 25.42 | 25.27 | 23.4 | 20.10 |
| Corn gluten | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Vegetable oil | 2.96 | 2.96 | 2.96 | 2.96 | 2.4 |
| Limestone | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.97 |
| NaCl % | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| DL-Met | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 |
| L-Lys HCL | 0.26 | 0.47 | 0.62 | 0.35 | 0.47 |
| Vitamin-Mineral Premix | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Nutritional Content | |||||
| DM, % | 87.76 | 87.57 | 87.43 | 87.66 | 87.46 |
| CP, % | 19.46 | 19.43 | 19.51 | 18.63 | 17.63 |
| CF, % | 2.50 | 2.48 | 2.47 | 2.45 | 2.40 |
| Ash, % | 4.55 | 5.08 | 4.74 | 4.32 | 4.7 |
| EE, % | 5.78 | 5.79 | 5.79 | 5.85 | 5.40 |
| ME, Kcal/g | 3.22 | 3.22 | 3.22 | 3.24 | 3.24 |
| Total AA, % | |||||
| Lys | 1.16 | 1.30 | 1.41 | 1.16 | 1.16 |
| Met | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 |
| Met + cys | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 0.91 |
| Thr | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.79 |
| Val | 0.92 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.90 |
| Leu | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.30 | 1.30 |
| Ileu | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.81 | 0.81 |
| Arg | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.20 | 1.20 |
Vitamin and mineral premix, see Table 1.