Table 6 Nutrient compositions (g/kg) of starter diets administered to broiler chickens up to 14 days of age.
Ingredients, g kg−1 | 1BSFL | 2SO | 3RO | 4PO | 5PKFD | 6PF | 7PL | 8BT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maize | 554.5 | 554.5 | 554.5 | 532.4 | 550.1 | 553.2 | 548.2 | 535.4 |
Soybean meal, 468 g kg−1 | 369.7 | 369.7 | 369.7 | 373.2 | 370.4 | 369.9 | 370.7 | 372.8 |
Dietary fata | 34.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 52.6 | 37.7 | 35.1 | 39.3 | 50.1 |
Vitamin premixb | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
Dicalcium phosphate | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.8 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.8 |
Limestone | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.0 |
NaCl | 2.35 | 2.35 | 2.35 | 2.38 | 2.40 | 2.35 | 2.36 | 2.38 |
Na2SO4 | 1.48 | 1.48 | 1.48 | 1.44 | 1.50 | 1.48 | 1.47 | 1.45 |
L-Lysine | 1.98 | 1.98 | 1.98 | 1.92 | 2.00 | 1.97 | 1.96 | 1.92 |
L-Methionine | 2.81 | 2.81 | 2.81 | 2.83 | 2.80 | 2.81 | 2.81 | 2.83 |
L-Threonine | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.98 |
L-Valine | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 |
Calculated nutritive value, g kg−1 | ||||||||
AMEN, kcal kg−1 | 3000 | 3000 | 3000 | 3000 | 3000 | 3000 | 3000 | 3000 |
Crude protein | 215.5 | 215.5 | 215.5 | 215.5 | 215.5 | 215.5 | 215.5 | 215.5 |
Crude fat | 59.9 | 59.9 | 59.9 | 77.6 | 63.4 | 60.9 | 65.0 | 75.3 |
Crude fiber | 26.6 | 26.6 | 26.6 | 26.3 | 26.6 | 26.6 | 26.5 | 26.3 |
Calcium | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
Lysine | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
Methionine + Cystine | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.8 |