Table 1. Compositions of the basal diets (as-fed basis)

Items 0–14 days 14–28 days
HP LP HP LP
Ingredients (%) 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 Corn 34.43 41.03 60.81 66.14
 Extruded corn 15.00 11.69 5.00 3.20
 Lactose 10.00 10.00 3.00 3.00
 Dehulled soybean meal (51% CP) 13.50 10.10 13.00 9.40
 Soy protein concentrate (65% CP) 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
 Plasma powder 6.00 6.00 3.00 3.00
 Whey 5.00 5.00 − −
 Soy oil 2.20 2.24 2.00 2.07
 Monocalcium phosphate 1.26 1.31 1.15 1.18
 Limestone 1.40 1.40 0.99 0.99
 L-Lysine-HCl (78%) 0.15 0.13 0.11 0.08
 DL-Methionine (50%) 0.15 0.10 0.04 0.04
 Choline chloride (25%) 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10
 Vitamin premix1) 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
 Trace mineral premix2) 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
 Salt 0.40 0.40 0.30 0.30
Calculated value
 ME (kcal/kg) 3,433 3,417 3,386 3,375
 CP (%) 20.76 17.69 18.78 16.08
 Lysine (%) 1.35 1.33 1.15 1.12
 Methionine (%) 0.39 0.35 0.30 0.28
 Ca (%) 0.82 0.78 0.70 0.67
 P (%) 0.62 0.63 0.60 0.59
Provided per kg of complete diet: vitamin A, 11,025 IU; vitamin D3, 1,103 IU; vitamin E, 44 IU; vitamin K, 4.4 mg; riboflavin, 8.3 mg; niacin, 50 mg; thiamine, 4 mg; d-pantothenic, 29 mg; choline, 166 mg; and vitamin B12, 33 μg.
Provided per kg of complete diet without Zinc: Cu (as CuSO4∙5H2O), 12 mg; Mn (as MnO2), 8 mg; I (as KI), 0.28 mg; and Se (as Na2SeO3∙5H2O), 0.15 mg.
HP, high protein; LP, low protein; CP, crude protein; ME, metabolizable energy; Ca, calcium; P, phosphorous.