Table 1
The ingredients and chemical composition of basal diets

Basal diets
IngredientsStarterGrower
(g/kg)
Corn grain624.0645.0
Soybean meal322.0292.0
Corn oil15.027.0
DCP19.018.0
Limestone5.04.0
Common salt2.52.1
Mineral premix15.05.0
Vitamin premix15.05.0
DL-Methionine2.52.0
L-Lysine1.81.3
L-Threonine0.60.4
Sodium bicarbonate1.22.0
Salinomycine0.50.5
Calculated analysis (%)
AME (kcal/kg)30003100
Crude protein19.518.00
Calcium0.900.90
Phosphorous, available0.450.45
Met + Cys0.880.88
Lysine1.151.12