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.