Table 1. Composition and specifications for the experimental diets (%, as-fed basis)

Ingredients (%)
Ground corn 51.31
Soybean meal (44% CP) 29.34
Wheat (12% CP) 7.00
Corn gluten meal (60% CP) 4.00
L-Lysine-HCl (78%) 0.13
DL-Methionine (98%) 0.24
Dicalcium phosphate 2.05
L-Threonine 0.07
Choline (50%) 0.10
Salt 0.30
Limestone 1.14
NaHCO3 0.05
Tallow 4.00
Vitamin premix1 0.12
Mineral premix2 0.15
Total 100.00
Nutrient composition (%)
AMEn3 (kcal/kg) 3,170
Crude protein4 20.56
Crude fat4 6.27
Ca4 1.04
Available phosphorus3 0.46
Total phosphorus4 0.87
Lysine3 1.15
Methionine3 0.59
Methionine+cystein3 0.95
Vitamin premix provided following nutrients per kg of diet: vitamin A, 18,000 IU; vitamin D3, 3,000 IU; vitamin E, 80 IU; vitamin K3, 5 mg; vitamin B1, 5 mg; vitamin B2, 20 IU; vitamin B6, 8 mg; vitamin B12, 0.06 mg; niacin, 90 mg; biotin, 0.2 mg; pantothenic acid, 50 mg; Mn, 0.1 mg.
Mineral premix provided following nutrients per kg of diet: vitamin E, 0.25 IU; Fe, 80 mg; Mn, 40 mg; Zn, 125 mg; I, 0.25 mg; Se, 0.2 mg; Cu, 30 mg.
Calculated value.
Analyzed value.