Table 1 Ingredient composition and chemical analysis of the basal experimental diets.
Ingredients (g/100 g) | Starter diet | Grower diet |
|---|---|---|
Maize, ground | 27.65 | 30 |
Sorghum, ground | 27.5 | 30 |
Soybean meal (44% CP) | 28.55 | 25 |
Corn gluten meal (60% CP) | 9.55 | 6 |
Vit and Min. Premixa | 0.304 | 0.3 |
Sunflower oil | 3 | 5.52 |
Dicalcium phosphate | 2 | 1.8 |
Limestone | 1 | 1 |
Salt | 0.304 | 0.38 |
DL-methionine | 0.042 | – |
L- lysine HCl | 0.1 | – |
Total | 100 | 100 |
Chemical analysis | ||
Dry matter (%) | 92.3 | 92.4 |
Crude protein (%) | 23.26 | 21.6 |
Ether extract (%) | 5.31 | 5.75 |
Crude fibre (%) | 2.50 | 3.78 |
Ash (%) | 6.44 | 6.18 |
Calcium (g/kg) | 13.22 | 12.84 |
Available phosphorus (g/kg) | 7.05 | 7.21 |
ME k.cal/kg diet | 3000 | 3220 |