Table 2. Feed ingredients and nutrient composition of the basal diet1)
| Starter | Grower |
1–10 days | 11–24 days |
Ingredients (%) | 100 | 100 |
Yellow corn | 52.66 | 57.38 |
Soybean meal 48% | 39.10 | 33.98 |
Corn oil | 3.72 | 4.41 |
Limestone | 1.00 | 0.92 |
Dicalcium phosphate | 1.82 | 1.63 |
Vit. and Min. mixture2) | 0.50 | 0.50 |
Salt | 0.42 | 0.32 |
DL-Methionine | 0.35 | 0.32 |
L-Lysin HCl | 0.20 | 0.19 |
L-Threonine | 0.13 | 0.11 |
Choline Cl 60% | 0.09 | 0.09 |
Sodium bicarbonate | 0.01 | 0.15 |
Calculated nutrient | | |
ME (kcal/kg) | 3,000 | 3,100 |
Crude protein (%) | 23.29 | 21.15 |
Crude fat (%) | 6.51 | 7.26 |
Crude fiber (%) | 2.83 | 2.72 |
Calcium (%) | 0.96 | 0.87 |
Non-phytate P (%) | 0.48 | 0.44 |
d Lysine (%) | 1.28 | 1.15 |
d TSAA (%) | 0.95 | 0.87 |
d Threonine (%) | 0.86 | 0.77 |
d Arginine (%) | 1.43 | 1.28 |
Nutritional requirements in the diet was suggested according Management Guide recommendation Ross 308 strain.
Containing mixture supplied per kg of diets: Vit. A: 2,400,000 IU; Vit. D: 1,000,000 IU; Vit. E: 16,000 IU; Vit. K: 800 mg; Vit. B1: 600 mg; Vit. B2: 1,600 mg; Vit. B6: 1,000 mg; Vit. B12: 6 mg; Biotin: 40 mg; Folic Acid: 400 mg; Niacin: 8,000 mg; Pantothenic Acid: 3,000 mg; Cobalt: 80 mg; Copper: 2,000 mg; Iodine: 400 mg; Iron: 1200 mg; Manganese: 18,000 mg; Selenium: 60 mg; Zinc: 14,000 mg.
ME, metabolizable energy; TSAA, total sulfur amino acid.