Table 1. Composition of basal diets for phase I and II (as-fed basis)

Items	Phase I (grower)	Phase II (finisher)
Ingredient (%)	100.00	100.00
Corn (7.2%)	62.83	62.66
Soft wheat (11.5%)	–	11.00
Soybean meal (45%)	28.35	19.72
Animal fat	3.07	1.84
Molasses	3.00	3.00
Mono-dicalcium phosphate	0.62	0.27
Lime stone	1.04	0.86
Salt	0.30	0.30
L-Lysine (98%)	0.25	0.02
DL-Methionine (98%)	0.06	–
L-Tryptophan (20%)	0.15	–
Choline-chloride (50%)	0.05	0.05
Phytase	0.05	0.05
Vitamin-mineral premix1)	0.23	0.23
Calculated chemical composition
Metabolizable energy (kcal/kg)	3,300.00	3,300.00
Crude protein (%)	18.00	15.00
Total calcium (%)	0.59	0.45
Total phosphorus (%)	0.50	0.41
SID Lysine (%)	0.89	0.66
SID Methionine (%)	0.34	0.25
SID Methionine + Cysteine (%)	0.65	0.53
SID Tryptophan (%)	0.19	0.13

The vitamin-mineral premix provided the following quantities of vitamins and minerals per kilogram of diets: vitamin A, 10,000 IU; vitamin D₃, 2,000 IU; vitamin E, 250 IU; vitamin K₃, 0.5 mg; vitamin B1, 0.49 mg as mononitrate; thiamin, 0.49 mg as thiamin mononitrate; riboflavin, 1.50 mg; pyridoxine, 1 mg as pyridoxine hydrochloride; vitamin B₁₂, 0.01 mg; niacin, 10 mg as nicotinic acid; pantothenic acid, 5 mg as calcium pantothenate; folic acid, 1 mg; biotin as d-biotin, 0.1 mg; choline, 125 mg as choline chloride; Mn, 60 mg as manganese sulfate; Zn, 75 mg as zinc sulfate; Fe, 20 mg as ferrous sulfate; Cu, 3 mg as cupric sulfate; I, 1.25 mg as calcium iodate; Co, 0.5 mg as cobaltous carbonate; and Mg, 10 mg as magnesium oxide.