Table 1. Diet composition of experimental diets

Phase (%) Starter Grower Finisher
Corn-SBM DDGS Corn-SBM DDGS Corn-SBM DDGS
Corn 61.03 57.16 63.54 56.44 64.82 57.81
 SBM 33.70 31.50 30.40 25.80 27.00 22.40
 DDGS 0.00 5.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 10.00
 Soy oil 0.50 1.50 1.80 3.40 4.10 5.60
 L-Lys sulfate 0.36 0.42 0.26 0.40 0.26 0.40
 DL-Met 0.35 0.35 0.30 0.29 0.29 0.29
 Threonine 0.12 0.13 0.08 0.10 0.07 0.09
 Choline 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07
 MCP 1.65 1.65 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
 DCP 0.00 0.00 1.90 1.80 1.90 1.79
 Limestone 1.57 1.57 0.95 1.00 0.81 0.87
 Salt 0.30 0.30 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
 NaHCO3 0.10 0.10 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20
 Vitamin mix1) 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.12 0.12
 Mineral mix2) 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11
Calculated value
 DM (%) 89.27 86.56 89.27 89.81 89.49 90.02
 ME (kcal/kg) 2925 2930 3005 3007 3109 3109
 CP (% 22.08 22.10 20.56 20.57 19.01 19.03
 EE (%) 2.66 2.94 2.72 3.30 2.73 3.32
 Calcium (%) 0.96 0.97 0.87 0.87 0.81 0.81
 Phosphorus (%) 0.73 0.74 0.72 0.73 0.70 0.71
 Lysine (%) 1.38 1.38 1.23 1.23 1.13 1.13
 Methionine (%) 0.68 0.69 0.61 0.62 0.59 0.60
 Cysteine (%) 0.36 0.35 0.34 0.33 0.31 0.31
 Threonine (%) 0.94 0.94 0.84 0.84 0.77 0.77
Vitamin mixture was formulated to meet or exceed the requirements of broiler.
Mineral mixture was formulated to meet or exceed the requirements of broiler.
SBM, soybean meal; DDGS, dried distillers’ grains with solubles; Lys, lysine; Met, methionine; MCP, monocalcium phosphate; DCP, dicalcium phosphate; DM, dry matter; ME, metabolizable energy; CP, crude protein; EE, ether extract.