Table 1. Formula and chemical composition of the basal diets (as-fed basis)

Ingredients (%)	CON	Arginine		Methionine
		0.2	0.4	0.2	0.4
Corn	58.16	58.16	58.16	58.16	58.16
Soybean meal	27.42	27.22	27.02	27.22	27.02
Wheat	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Canola meal	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Canola oil	3.29	3.29	3.29	3.29	3.29
Wheat bran	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Limestone	0.63	0.63	0.63	0.63	0.63
Dicalcium phosphate	1.57	1.57	1.57	1.57	1.57
Lysine	0.24	0.24	0.24	0.24	0.24
Arginine	-	0.20	0.40	-	-
Methionine	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.28	0.48
Threonine	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03
Choline (Cl)	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03
Mineral premix1)	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10
Vitamin premix2)	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20
Salt	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25
Total	100	100	100	100	100
Calculated value
Metabolizable energy (cal/g)	3,381	3,374	3,368	3,374	3,368
Crude protein	19.80	19.90	20.01	19.90	20.01
Arginine	1.12	1.32	1.52	1.12	1.12
Methionine	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.60	0.80
Analyzed value
Indispensable amino acid
Arginine	1.10	1.31	1.53	1.10	1.10
Histidine	0.59	0.59	0.59	0.59	0.59
Isoleucine	0.76	0.76	0.76	0.76	0.76
Leucine	1.83	1.83	1.83	1.83	1.83
Lysine	1.18	1.18	1.18	1.18	1.18
Phenylalanine	0.48	0.48	0.48	0.70	0.89
Threonine	1.06	1.06	1.06	1.06	1.06
Methionine	0.74	0.74	0.74	0.74	0.74
Tryptophan	1.09	1.09	1.09	1.09	1.09
Dispensable amino acid
Alanine	1.08	1.08	1.08	1.08	1.08
Aspartic acid	1.24	1.24	1.24	1.24	1.24
Cysteine	0.37	0.37	0.37	0.37	0.37
Glutamic acid	3.70	3.70	3.70	3.70	3.70
Glycine	0.83	0.83	0.83	0.83	0.83
Proline	1.27	1.27	1.27	1.27	1.27
Serine	0.78	0.78	0.78	0.78	0.78
Tyrosine	0.65	0.65	0.65	0.65	0.65

Provided per kg of complete diet: vitamin A, 12,000 IU; vitamin D₃, 2,500 IU; vitamin E, 30 IU; vitamin K₃, 3 mg; D-pantothenic acid, 15 mg; nicotinic acid, 40 mg; choline, 400 mg; and vitamin B₁₂, 12 μg.
Provided per kg of complete diet: Fe (as FeSO₄ · 7H₂O), 90 mg; Cu (as CuSO₄ · 5H₂O), 8.5 mg; Zn (as ZnSO₄), 100 mg; Mn (MnO₂), 50 mg; I (as KI), 0.35 mg; Se (as Na₂SeO₃ · 5H₂O), 0.30 mg.