Table 1. Ingredients and analyzed chemical compositions of the control diet (air-dried basis)
Item | Days 1 to 14 | Days 15 to 70 |
Composition (%) | 100 | 100 |
Corn | 58 | 58 |
Soybean meal | 16 | 5 |
Wheat bran | 10 | 16 |
Corn gluten meal | 2 | 2 |
Rice bran meal | 9 | 16 |
Premix1) | 5 | 3 |
Nutrient levels2) | | |
ME (MJ/kg) | 11.04 | 10.96 |
Crude protein (%) | 15.80 | 13.02 |
Crude fat (%) | 4.05 | 4.22 |
Crude fiber (%) | 4.07 | 4.35 |
Calcium (%) | 0.17 | 0.15 |
Available phosphorus (%) | 0.51 | 0.62 |
Lysine (%) | 0.74 | 0.53 |
Methionine (%) | 0.27 | 0.23 |
Premix for 1 to 14 days of age provided per kg of diet: vitamin A, 120 kilo international units (KIU); vitamin D3, 24.5 KIU; vitamin E, 500 mg; vitamin K3, 50 mg; vitamin B1, 45 mg; vitamin B2, 185 mg; vitamin B6, 72 mg; vitamin B12, 0.28 mg; niacin, 900 mg; pantothenic acid, 90 mg; folic acid, 24 mg; biotin, 3 mg; choline chloride, 4,500 mg; iron, 700 mg; copper, 8 mg; manganese, 1,440 mg; zinc, 1,100 mg; iodine, 2 mg; selenium, 2 mg. Premix for 15 to 70 days of age provided per kg of diet: vitamin A, 130 KIU; vitamin D3, 19 KIU; vitamin E, 100 mg; vitamin K3, 10 mg; vitamin B1, 26 mg; vitamin B2, 40 mg; vitamin B6, 60 mg; vitamin B12, 0.1 mg; niacin, 700 mg; pantothenic acid, 400 mg; folic acid, 12 mg; biotin, 4 mg; choline chloride, 10,000 mg; iron, 1,000 mg; copper, 90 mg; manganese, 600 mg; zinc, 600 mg; iodine, 8 mg; and selenium, 2 mg.
Metabolizable energy, crude protein, calcium, and available phosphorus values were calculated.