Table 1. Formula and chemical composition of experimental basal diets (as-fed basis)
| Item | Basal diet |
| Ingredient (%) | 100.00 |
| Corn | 62.06 |
| Wheat | 5.00 |
| SBM (48% CP) | 22.22 |
| Animal fat | 3.10 |
| Molasses | 3.00 |
| DL-Methionine (98%) | 0.07 |
| L-Lysine (78.8%) | 0.28 |
| L-Tryptophan (10%) | 0.44 |
| L-Threonine (98.5%) | 0.13 |
| L-Valine (98.5%) | 0.20 |
| Choline-chloride (50%) | 0.05 |
| Limestone | 0.60 |
| TCP | 2.00 |
| Salt | 0.50 |
| Vitamin premix1) | 0.15 |
| Mineral premix2) | 0.15 |
| Phytase | 0.05 |
| Chemical composition (%) |
| ME (kcal/kg) | 3,300 |
| CP | 16.15 |
| Ca | 0.91 |
| Av. P | 0.46 |
| SID. Lys | 0.91 |
| SID. Met | 0.27 |
| SID. Met + Cys | 0.49 |
| SID. Trp | 0.18 |
Supplied per kilogram of vitamin premix: 12,000,000 IU vitamin A, 2,400,000 IU vitamin D3, 132,000 IU vitamin E, 1,500 mg vitamin K3, 3,000 mg vitamin B1, 11,250 mg vitamin B2, 3,000 mg vitamin B6, 45 mg vitamin B12, 36,000 mg pantothenic acid, 30,000 mg niacin, 600 mg biotin, 4,000 mg folic acid.
Supplied per kilogram of mineral premix: 80,000 mg Fe, 170 mg Co, 8,500 mg Cu, 25,000 mg Mn, 95,000 mg Zn, 140 mg I, 150 mg Se.
ME, metabolizable energy; CP, crude protein; Av. P, available phosphorus; SID, standard ileal digestibility, Lys, lysine; Met, methionine; Cys, cysteine; Trp, tryptophane.