Table 2 The ingredients and nutrient content of basal diet.

From: Thymol nanoemulsion promoted broiler chicken’s growth, gastrointestinal barrier and bacterial community and conferred protection against Salmonella Typhimurium

Ingredient, %

Starter (1–10 days)

Grower (11–22 days)

Finisher (23–42 days)

Yellow corn

58

60.8

64.8

Soybean meal, 48%

35

31.3

26.3

Soybean oil

2.2

3.2

4.2

Calcium carbonate

1.2

1.2

1.2

Calcium diphasic phosphate

1.5

1.5

1.5

Common salt

0.3

0.3

0.3

Premixa

0.9

0.9

0.9

L-Lysine HCL, 78%

0.35

0.3

0.3

DL-Methionine, 99%

0.25

0.2

0.2

Choline chloride

0.20

0.20

0.20

Anti-mycotoxin

0.10

0.10

0.10

Calculated composition

Metabolizable energy (Kcal/Kg)

3106

3103

3203

Crude protein, %

23.01

21.5

19.50

Ether extract, %

4.63

5.6

6.74

Crude fiber, %

2.63

2.56

2.46

Calcium, %

1.19

1.19

1.18

Available phosphorous, %

0.53

0.51

0.48

Lysine, %

1.45

1.30

1.17

Methionine, %

0.58

0.52

0.49

  1. aVitamin premix supplied per kilogram of diet: retinol, 10,000 IU; tocopheryl acetate, 70 mg, cholecalciferol, 6000 IU; menadione, 2.5 mg; riboflavin, 7 mg; thiamine, 4 mg; pantothenate, 12 mg; niacin, 50 mg; folate, 3 mg; pyridoxine, 6 mg; biotin, 300 μg; cyanocobalamine, 15 μg; Fe (sulphate), 30 mg; Cu (sulphate), 14 mg; Se (selenate), 0.3 mg; I (iodide), 1.20 mg; Zn (sulphate and oxide), 120 mg; Mn (sulphate and oxide), 100 mg.