Table 1 Ingredient and chemical composition of basal feed.

From: Effects of paraprobiotic as replacements for antibiotic on performance, immunity, gut health and carcass characteristics in broiler chickens

Ingredients (g/kg diet)

Starter (0–3 weeks)

Finisher (4–6 weeks)

Maize

55.005

61.005

Soya bean

38.600

32.600

Rapeseed meal

3.000

3.000

Limestone

1.000

1.000

Di-Calcium phosphate

1.600

1.600

Salt

0.300

0.300

dl-Methionine

0.170

0.170

Lysine

0.010

0.010

TM Premix 1a

0.100

0.100

Vit Premix 2b

0.150

0.150

B Complexc

0.015

0.015

Choline chloride

0.050

0.050

Chemical composition of basal diet

Crude protein (g/kg)

226

190.6

ME (MJ/kg)

11.85

12.25

Calcium (g/kg)

9.8

9.8

Available P (g/kg)

5.0

4.2

Lysine (g/kg)

12.8

10.4

Methionine (g/kg)

5.1

4.3

  1. aTM premix (mg/kg) diet: MgSO4·5H2O-300; MnSO4·H2O-55; KI-0.4; FeSO4·7H2O-56; ZnSO4·7H2O-30; CuSO4·5H2O-4.
  2. bVitamin premix supplied per kg diet: vitamin A (retinol)-8250 IU; vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)-1200 IU; vitamin- K (menadione)-1 mg.
  3. cB complex supplied per kg diet: vitamin B1 (thiamine)-2 mg; Vit. B2, 4 mg; vitamin B2 (riboflavin)-10 µg; niacin (nicotinic acid)-60 mg; pantothenic acid-10 mg; choline, 500 mg.
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