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.