Table 6 Composition of experimental diets.

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Ingredient (%)

Starter (0-21d)

Grower (22-35d)

Yellow corn

55.40

59.20

Soybean meal

38.06

33.10

Corn Oil

2.380

4.050

Di-Calcium Phosphate

2.040

1.820

Calcium carbonate

1.270

1.060

Premix*

0.300

0.300

Salt

0.250

0.250

DL-Methionine

0.160

0.120

Hcl-Lysine

0.040

-

Sodium bicarbonate

0.100

0.100

Total

100

100

Chemical composition

  

Crude protein (%)

23

21

Metabolizable energy(kcal/kg)

3000

3200

Calcium (%)

1.045

0.941

Available Phosphorus (%)

0.497

0.451

  1. *Premix: (1%) provided the following (per Kilogram of complete diets). 1400 IU Vitamin A, 3000 IU Vitamin D3, 50 mg Vitamin E, 4 mg Vitamin K, 3 mg Vitamin B6, 6 mg Vitamin B12, 60 mg Niacin, 20 mg Pantothenic acid, 0.20 mg folic acid, 150 mg Choline, 48 mg Ca, 3.18 mg P, 100 mg Mn, 50 mg Fe, 80 mg Zn, 10 mg Cu, 0.25 mg Co, 1.5 mg Iodine.
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