Table 1 Ingredient composition and chemical analysis of the basal experimental diets.

From: Physiological, nutritional, and productive responses of broilers supplemented with lemon, fenugreek, and sesame oils as feed additives

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

  1. aSupplied vitamin-mineral premix contains per kg: 2400.000 IU vitamin A; 1000.000 IU vitamin D; 800 mg vitamin K;16.000 IU vitamin E; 650 mg vitamin B1; 1.600 mg vitamin B2; 1.000 mg vitamin B6; 6 mg vitamin B12; 8.000 mg niacin; 400 mg folic acid; 3.000 mg pantothenic acid; 40 mg biotin; 3.000 mg antioxidant; 80 mg cobalt; 2.000 mg copper; 400 mg iodine; 1.200 mg iron; 18.000 mg manganese; 60 mg selenium; 14.000 mg zinc.