Table 1. Ingredients and calculated chemical composition of diets (%, as fed)

Items Feeding phases
Days 1–7 Days 8–21 Days 22–42
Ingredients (%) 100.00 100.00 100.00
 Extruded corn 40.29 51.91 59.48
 Soybean meal 9.74 17.05 22.46
 Fermented soybean meal 10.00 5.50 3.10
 Fish meal 7.45 2.00 -
 Soybean oil 2.30 2.91 2.80
 Monocalcium phosphate 0.66 1.10 1.23
 Limestone 0.58 1.02 1.23
 Sugar 3.00 2.00 2.00
 Whey protein 11.00 7.00 3.00
 Lactose 13.46 7.78 3.18
 L-Lysine 0.56 0.71 0.63
 DL-Methionine 0.15 0.13 0.09
 L-Threonine 0.21 0.29 0.20
 Choline Chl 0.10 0.10 0.10
 Salt 0.10 0.10 0.10
 Mineral mix1) 0.20 0.20 0.20
 Vitamin mix2) 0.20 0.20 0.20
Calculated value (%)
 Metabolizable energy (MJ/kg) 14.40 14.20 14.00
 Dry matter 91.00 88.00 99.00
 Crude protein 20.00 18.00 18.00
 Crude fat 4.67 5.25 5.26
 Neutral detergent fiber 9.22 9.08 9.14
 Acid detergent fiber 3.58 3.36 3.45
 Ash 5.80 5.80 5.90
 Lysine 1.60 1.50 1.40
 Methionine 0.48 0.40 0.35
 Calcium 0.80 0.80 0.80
 Phosphorus 0.60 0.60 0.60
 Lactose 20.00 12.00 5.00
Provided per kg of complete diet: 80 mg Fe (as FeSO4·7H2O); 12mg Cu (as CuSO4·5H2O); 85mg Zn (as ZnSO4); 8mg Mn (as MnO2); 0.28 mg I (as KI); 0.15mg Se (as Na2SeO3·5H2O).
Provided per kg of complete diet: 11,025 IU vitamin A; 1,103 IU vitamin D3; 44 IU vitamin E; 4.4 mg vitamin K; 8.3 mg riboflavin; 50 mg niacin; 4 mg thiamine; 29 mg d-pantothenic; 166 mg choline; 33 μg vitamin B12.