Table 1 Experimental diet composition and calculated nutrient specifications.
Ingredients % | Starter | Grower | Finisher |
|---|---|---|---|
Wheat | 35.2 | 35.5 | 34.3 |
Soybean meal | 29.0 | 24.9 | 18.9 |
Corn | 25.0 | 25.0 | 30.0 |
Canola meal | 5.00 | 8.00 | 10.0 |
Canola oil | 2.29 | 3.51 | 4.07 |
Limestone | 1.13 | 1.07 | 1.01 |
Dicalcium phosphate 18P/21Ca | 0.913 | 0.764 | 0.649 |
Sodium bicarbonate | 0.306 | 0.263 | 0.177 |
L-lysine | 0.302 | 0.235 | 0.222 |
DL-methionine | 0.260 | 0.218 | 0.181 |
Salt | 0.182 | 0.208 | 0.214 |
L-threonine | 0.149 | 0.091 | 0.066 |
Choline Chloride 60% | 0.105 | 0.096 | 0.098 |
Trace mineral premix | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.100 |
Vitamin premix 1 | 0.090 | 0.090 | 0.090 |
Xylanase 2 | 0.020 | 0.020 | 0.020 |
Phytase 3 | 0.010 | 0.010 | 0.010 |
Calculated nutrients | |||
Metabolizable energy (kcal/kg) | 3,000 | 3,080 | 3,150 |
Crude protein % | 22.62 | 21.71 | 19.86 |
Crude fat % | 4.29 | 5.571 | 6.29 |
Crude fiber % | 2.83 | 2.91 | 2.94 |
Digestible Arginine% | 1.302 | 1.230 | 1.090 |
Digestible Lysine % | 1.260 | 1.150 | 1.020 |
Digestible Methionine% | 0.580 | 0.533 | 0.480 |
Digestible Methionine + Cysteine % | 0.920 | 0.870 | 0.800 |
Digestible Tryptophan % | 0.259 | 0.245 | 0.216 |
Digestible Isoleucine % | 0.840 | 0.796 | 0.710 |
Digestible Threonine% | 0.860 | 0.770 | 0.680 |
Digestible Valine % | 0.922 | 0.886 | 0.808 |
Calcium % | 0.900 | 0.850 | 0.800 |
Available phosphorus % | 0.450 | 0.425 | 0.400 |
Total phosphorus % | 0.570 | 0.552 | 0.528 |
Sodium % | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.180 |
Chloride % | 0.230 | 0.230 | 0.230 |
Choline mg/kg | 1,700 | 1,600 | 1,500 |
