Table 1 Composition and calculated analysis of the basal experimental diets.

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Ingredients (%)

Starter

Grower

Yellow corn

55.750

59.590

Soybean meal (48%cp)

38.000

33.150

Sun flower oil

2.000

3.000

Mono calcium phosphate

1.600

1.600

Limestone

1.600

1.650

Sodium chloride

0.300

0.300

Vit. and mineral mixa

0.300

0.300

dl-Methionine

0.210

0.210

Lysine

0.200

0.200

Total

100.00

100.00

Calculated analysesb

Crude protein (%)

22.98

20.98

ME (kcal/kg)

3004

3104

Crude fat (%)

2.50

2.60

Crude fiber (%)

2.71

2.60

Calcium (%)

0.99

1.00

Phosphorus available (%)

0.49

0.48

Mathionine (%)

0.57

0.48

Mathionine + cysteine (%)

0.84

0.83

Lyine (%)

1.37

1.25

  1. aEach kg of vitamin and minerals mixture contained: Vit. A, 4,000,000 IU; Vit. D3, 500,000 IU; Vit. E, 16.7 g.; Vit. K, 0.67 g.; Vit. B1, 0.67 g.; Vit. B2, 2 g.; Vit. B6, 0.67 g.; Vit. B12, 0.004 g.; Nicotinic acid, 16.7 g.; Pantothenic acid, 6.67 g.; Biotin, 0.07 g.; Folic acid, 1.67 g.; Choline chloride, 400 g.; Zn, 23.3 g.; Mn, 10 g.; Fe, 25 g.; Cu, 1.67 g.; I, 0.25 g.; Se, 0.033 g.; Mg, 133.4 g.
  2. bCalculated values were according to NCR33 textbook values for feedstuffs all the experimental diets were formulated to meet or exceed the National Research council recommendation (NRC)33.
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