Table 2. Composition and nutrient content of experimental diet (22 to 56 days)

AMEn, 3,100 kcal/kg AMEn, 3,000 kcal/kg
Protein level Protein level
17 16 17 16
Ingredients (%)
 Corn 60.20 62.00 60.50 62.50
 Soybean meal (46%) 21.00 18.20 20.50 18.00
 Wheat 4.00 5.00 4.00 4.00
 Barley 9.00 9.20 10.75 11.75
 Soybean oil 2.35 2.35 1.00 0.50
 Limestone 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90
 MDCP 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.10
 Salt 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
 Vitamin premix1 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50
 Mineral premix2 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50
 Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Calculated composition3
 AMEn (kcal/kg) 3,100 3,100 3,000 3,000
 Crude protein (%) 17.0 16.0 17.0 16.0
 Lysine (%) 0.73 0.73 0.73 0.73
 Met + Cys (%) 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60
 Calcium (%) 0.62 0.62 0.62 0.62
 Available P (%) 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33
Provided per kilogram of the complete diet: vitamin A (vitamin A acetate), 12,500 IU; vitamin D3, 2,500 IU; vitamin E (DL-α-tocopheryl acetate), 20 IU; vitamin K3, 2 mg; vitamin B1, 2 mg; vitamin B2, 5 mg; vitamin B6, 3 mg; vitamin B12, 18 μg; calcium pantotenate, 8 mg; folic acid, 1 mg; biotin, 50 μg; niacin, 24 mg.
Provided per kilogram of the complete diet: Fe (FeSO4·7H2O), 40 mg; Cu (CuSO4H2O), 8 mg; Zn (ZnSO4·H2O), 60 mg; Mn (MnSO4H2O) 90 mg; Mg (MgO) as 1,500 mg.
Nutrient contents in all diet were calculated.