Table 2. Nutrient composition of dietary treatments

Nutrients Starter Grower Finisher
ME P (kcal/kg) 3,000 3,100 3,200
ME (MJ/kg) 12.6 13.0 13.4
CP (%) 23.0 21.5 19.5
Crude fat (%) 5.1 5.0 6.8
Crude fibre (%) 3.5 3.8 3.5
Arginine (%) 1.4 1.3 1.2
Lysine (%) 1.3 1.1 1.0
Methionine (%) 0.7 0.5 0.4
Methionine + cystine (%) 1.0 0.7 0.7
Tryptophan (%) 0.2 0.2 0.2
Leucine (%) 1.5 1.4 1.4
Isoleucine (%) 0.8 0.7 0.6
Threonine (%) 0.9 0.8 0.7
Valine (%) 0.9 0.8 0.7
Calcium (%) 1.0 0.9 0.8
Phos. avail (%) 0.5 0.4 0.4
Sodium (%) 0.2 0.2 0.2
Chloride (%) 0.3 0.2 0.2
Choline (mg/kg) 1,700 1,600 1,500
AXB, axtra XB (xylanase + β-glucanase); QB, quantum blue (phytase).
The four diets in three phases had similar nutritional composition.