Table 1. Composition and nutrient content of experimental diets (as-fed basis)

Dietary ME concentrations (kcal/kg)
Ingredients (%)	2,950	3,000	3,050	3,100	3,150
Maize	57.07	59.80	58.71	57.41	56.63
Soybean meal	22.55	22.78	22.89	23.25	23.02
Wheat	10.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00
Barley	6.60	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Soybean oil	0.28	0.83	1.75	2.74	3.60
Limestone	0.90	0.90	0.90	0.90	0.90
MDCP	1.10	1.10	1.10	1.10	1.10
HCl-Lysine-78%	0.25	0.34	0.40	0.35	0.50
Salt	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25
Vitamin premix1)	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50
Mineral premix2)	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50
Total	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
Calculated composition3)
AMEn (kcal/kg)	2,950.0	3,000.0	3,050	3,100.0	3,150.0
Crude protein (%)	18.33	18.31	18.32	18.34	18.30
Ether extract (%)	2.98	3.57	4.45	5.40	6.22
Lysine (%)	1.08	1.15	1.20	1.16	1.27
Met+Cys (%)	0.59	0.59	0.59	0.59	0.58
Calcium (%)	0.62	0.62	0.62	0.62	0.62
Available P (%)	0.35	0.35	0.35	0.35	0.35
Analyzed composition4)
GE (kcal/kg)	3,650.4	3,662.3	3,702.2	3,780.4	3,810.5
DM (%)	89.50	89.57	89.59	90.55	90.53
Crude protein (%)	17.28	17.26	17.30	17.24	17.23
Ether extract (%)	2.78	3.84	4.38	5.71	6.09
Crude ash (%)	4.69	4.81	5.53	5.20	3.27
Crude fiber (%)	2.66	2.71	2.74	2.76	2.62

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 (CuSO₄ · H₂O), 8 mg; Zn (ZnSO₄ · H₂O), 60 mg; Mn (MnSO₄ · H₂O) 90 mg; Mg (MgO) as 1,500 mg.
Calculated value.
Analyzed value.
ME, metabolizable energy; MDCP, monodicalcium phosphate; GE, gross energy; DM, dry matter.