Table 2. Composition (%, as-fed basis) of the experimental broiler grower diet

Ingredients Broiler grower (d 15–28)
Control FSBM2 FSBM3 FSBM4
Broken rice 55.59 55.29 55.29 54.70
Wheat shorts 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00
Dried distillers grains 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00
Vegetable fat 2.40 2.50 2.50 2.60
Soybean meal 44% 23.5 22.5 22.5 23.56
Fermented soybean meal 0.00 2.00 3.00 4.00
Corn gluten meal 60% 2.00 2.20 2.20 2.60
Fish meal 4.00 3.00 2.00 0.00
Di-calcium phosphate 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45
Lime stone powder 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.45
Salt 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.47
Sodium bicarbonate 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22
Choline chloride 60% 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08
Mineral pre-mix1) 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20
Vitamin pre-mix2) 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04
L-Lysine 98.5% 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.23
DL-Methionine 98.5% 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
L-Threonine 99% 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15
Calculated values3)
 ME (kcal/kg) 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000
 CP (%) 21 21 21 21
 C (%) 1.01 0.96 0.91 0.90
 Available P (%) 0.27 0.25 0.23 0.24
 Total Lysine (%) 1.23 1.21 1.20 1.19
 Total Met + Cy (%) 0.91 0.90 0.89 0.89
 Total Thr + Trp (%) 1.19 1.19 1.19 1.20
 Total Val + Arg (%) 2.56 2.58 2.58 2.60
Supplied per kilogram of total diets: Fe, 80 mg; Zn, 80 mg; Mn 80 mg; Co 0.5 mg; Cu, 10 mg; Se, 0.2 mg; I, 0.9 mg; Mg, 60 mg; K, 1 mg; Na, 0.5 mg.
Supplied per kilogram of total diets: Vitamin A, 24,000 IU; Vitamin D3, 6,000 IU; Vitamin E, 30 IU; Vitamin K, 4 mg; Thiamin, 4 mg; Riboflavin, 12 mg; Pyridoxine, 4 mg; Folacine, 2 mg; Biotin, 0.03 mg; Vitamin B8, 0.06 mg; Niacin, 90 mg; Pantothenic acid, 30 mg.
The values were calculated according to the values of feedstuffs in NRC (1994).
FSBM, fermented soybean meal; ME, metabolisable energy; CP, crude protein; Met, methionine; Cys, cysteine; Thr, threonine; Trp, tryptophan; Val, valine; Arg, arginine.