Table 3. Chemical composition of the basal finishing diets (as-fed basis)

Items Phase 4
HP LP
Ingredient (%)
 Corn 68.95 76.42
 Wheat 5.00 3.00
 Soybean meal 20.00 15.60
 Wheat bran 3.00 2.00
 Monocalcium phosphate 1.00 1.00
 Limestone 1.00 1.00
 Vitamin premix1) 0.10 0.10
 Mineral premix2) 0.20 0.20
 L-Lysine-HCl (78%) 0.31 0.33
 DL-Methionine (50%) 0.10 0.10
 L-Threonine (89%) 0.20 0.20
 Salt 0.15 0.12
Total 100.00 100.00
Provided per kg of complete diet: vitamin A, 11,-025 IU; vitamin D3, 1,103 IU; vitamin E, 44 IU; vitamin K, 4.4 mg; riboflavin, 8.3 mg; niacin, 50 mg; thiamine, 4 mg; D-pantothenic, 29 mg; choline, 166 mg; and vitamin B12, 33 μg.
Provided per kg of complete diet: copper (as CuSO4·5H2O), 12 mg; zinc (as ZnSO4), 85 mg; manganese (as MnO2), 8 mg; iodine (as KI), 0.28 mg; and selenium (as Na2SeO3·5H2O), 0.15 mg.
HP, high crude protein (16.15%); LP, low crude protein (14.45%).