Table 1 Formulation and nutrient composition of starter, grower and finisher diets.
From: The impact of nano zinc on broiler productivity, tibia bone characteristics, and gut microbiota
Starter | Grower | Finisher | |
|---|---|---|---|
Yellow corn | 51.82 | 56.58 | 61.88 |
Soybean meal (44%) | 36.2 | 29 | 25.2 |
Corn Gluten meal (60%) | 5 | 6.14 | 5 |
Soybean oil | 3 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
Dicalcium phosphate | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
Limestone | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
Vit and Min Mixa | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
NaCl | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
L-lysine HCl | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.17 |
Dl-methionine | 0.13 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
Therionine | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Calculated composition%b | |||
Crude protein | 23.02 | 21.03 | 19.08 |
ME (Kcal/Kg) | 3007 | 3159 | 3237 |
Lysine% | 1.44 | 1.25 | 1.06 |
Methionine% | 0.52 | 0.45 | 0.39 |
Methionine + cystine% | 0.91 | 0.81 | 0.72 |
Therionine% | 0.94 | 0.83 | 0.71 |
Tryptophane% | 0.32 | 0.27 | 0.24 |
Valine% | 1.1 | 1 | 0.91 |
Calcium% | 1.01 | 1.03 | 0.87 |
Nonphytate P% | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.46 |
