Table 1. Ingredient composition of experimental diets as-fed basis

Ingredient (%) Starter (1–7 d) Grower (7–21 d) Finisher (21–35 d)
Corn 54.19 55.38 56.77
Soybean meal 33.80 26.1 18.23
Canola meal 5.00 10.0 15.0
Soybean oil 2.10 3.62 5.07
MDCP - 1.28 1.12
DCP 1.70 - -
Limestone 1.15 1.34 1.22
L-Lysine 0.50 0.65 0.81
DL-Methionine 0.46 0.47 0.52
L-Threonine 0.20 0.25 0.32
L-Tryptophan - 0.01 0.04
NaHCO3 0.10 0.10 0.10
Salt 0.30 0.30 0.30
Vitamin premix1) 0.20 0.20 0.20
Mineral premix2) 0.20 0.20 0.20
Choline 0.10 0.10 0.10
Nutrient composition
 ME (kcal/kg) 3,000 3,100 3,200
 CP (%) 23.0 21.5 20.0
 Lys (%) 1.50 1.40 1.30
 Met + Cys (%) 1.08 0.99 0.94
 AP (%) 0.48 0.44 0.41
 Ca (%) 0.96 0.87 0.81
Provided per kg of complete diet: 11,025 IU vitamin A; 1,103 IU vitamin D3; 44 IU. vitamin E; 4.4 mg vitamin K; 8.3 mg riboflavin; 50 mg niacin; 4 mg thiamine; 29 mg d-pantothenic; 166 mg choline; 33 μg vitamin B12.
Provided per kg of complete diet: 12 mg Cu (as CuSO4·5H2O); 85 mg Zn (as ZnSO4); 8 mg Mn (as MnO2); 0.28 mg I (as KI); 0.15 mg Se (as Na2SeO3·5H2O).
MDCP, monodicalcium phosphate; DCP, dicalcium phosphate; ME, metabolizable energy; CP, crude protein; Lys, lysine; Met, methionine; Cys, cystine; AP, available phosphorus.