Table 1 Composition of basal diets (as-fed basis)a
Item | d 1 to 7 | d 8 to 21 | d 22 to 42 |
|---|---|---|---|
Ingredient, % | |||
 Extruded corn | 11.15 | 34.92 | 45.10 |
 Extruded oat | 10.00 | - | - |
 Bakery by products | - | 5.00 | 9.00 |
 Soybean meal (44 % CP) | 8.00 | 20.00 | 29.65 |
 Fermented soybean meal | 7.80 | 8.20 | - |
 Fish meal | 5.00 | 4.00 | 2.50 |
 Soy oil | 4.15 | 4.80 | 3.00 |
 Lactose | 10.00 | 6.00 | - |
 Whey | 17.00 | 10.70 | 6.85 |
 Milk product | 13.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
 Mono-calcium-phosphate | 1.25 | 1.00 | 0.60 |
 Sugar | 4.00 | 2.00 | - |
 Plasma powder | 6.50 | - | - |
 L-Lys⋅HCl (78 %) | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.16 |
 DL-Met (50 %) | 0.26 | 0.15 | 0.14 |
 L-Thr (89 %) | 0.77 | 0.08 | |
 Choline chloride (25 %) | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
 Vitamin premixb | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
 Mineral premixc | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
 Limestone | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.30 |
 Salt | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
Calculated composition, % | |||
 ME, kcal/kg | 3,540 | 3,540 | 3,490 |
 CP | 22.00 | 21.00 | 20.50 |
 Lys | 1.57 | 1.41 | 1.33 |
 Met | 0.60 | 0.49 | 0.47 |
 Ca | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.75 |
 Total P | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.64 |
Analyzed composition, % | |||
 ME, kcal/kg | 3,546 | 3,544 | 3,474 |
 CP | 22.80 | 21.20 | 20.60 |
 Lys | 1.54 | 1.42 | 1.37 |
 Met | 0.57 | 0.48 | 0.46 |
 Ca | 0.81 | 0.75 | 0.71 |
 Total P | 0.74 | 0.71 | 0.62 |