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.