Table 1. Gross composition of experimental diets (g/100 g)

Ingredient Control Moringa Mistletoe Phyllanthus
Rice bran 6 1 1 1
Salt 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
Wheat offal 5 5 5 5
Brewer dry grain 5.0 0 0 0
Grower premix 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
Maize 25 25 25 25
Methionine 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40
Soybean meal 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0
Lysine 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10
Bone meal 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Groundnut Hauluns 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0
Moringa 0 10 0 0
Mistletoe 0 0 10 0
Phyllanthus 0 0 0 10
Vegetable oil 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20
Total 100 100 100 100
Calculated nutrient composition
 Dry matter (%) 88.05 85.41 86.20 87.45
 Crude protein (%) 16.47 16.58 17.94 17.667
 Digestable energy (kcal/kg) 2,721.60 2,515.35 2,479.6 2,509.4
 Ether extract (%) 3.34 3.02 3.75 2.42
 Crude fibre (%) 16.5 17.33 15.38 16.32
 Lysine (%) 1.01 0.94 0.94 0.94
 Methionine (%) 0.75 0.71 0.71 0.71
 Calcium (%) 1.60 1.75 1.72 1.60
 Phosphorus (%) 0.45 0.51 0.52 0.42