Table 1 Ingredient and nutrient composition of basal diets
Ingredients Item (% unless noted) | Starter (1–21 days) | Grower (22–35 days) |
|---|---|---|
Corn | 55.2 | 57.7 |
Soybean meal | 32.0 | 27.0 |
Oil | 3.0 | 2.5 |
Fish meal | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Vegetable meal | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Dicalcium phosphate | 1.5 | 1.3 |
Calcium carbonate | 1.0 | 1.2 |
Salt | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Additive | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Metabolizable energy (kcal/kg) | 2988 | 3083 |
Crude protein | 21.52 | 19.43 |
Lysine | 1.10 | 1.13 |
Methionine + cysteine | 0.85 | 0.72 |
Calcium | 1.00 | 0.90 |
Available phosphorus | 0.50 | 0.35 |
Vitamin E analyzed (mg/kg) | 33.20 | 33.60 |
Selenium analyzed (mg/kg) | 0.25 | 0.24 |