Table 1 Composition and nutritional content of the experimental diets
Ingredients, % | Starter (d 0–10) | Grower (d 11–16) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
SCPc | RCPd | SCP | RCP | |
Wheat | 39.9 | 49.5 | 42.6 | 52.3 |
Soybean meal | 33.2 | 24.1 | 29.2 | 20.0 |
Sorghum | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
Canola oil | 2.83 | 1.38 | 3.93 | 2.47 |
Dicalcium phosphate | 1.27 | 1.33 | 1.09 | 1.15 |
Limestone | 1.24 | 1.26 | 1.16 | 1.18 |
Salt | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.56 |
DL-Methionine | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.31 | 0.35 |
L-Lysine HCl 78% | 0.27 | 0.52 | 0.25 | 0.50 |
L-Threonine | 0.16 | 0.27 | 0.14 | 0.25 |
Vitamin premixa | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
Trace mineral premixb | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
L-Valine | – | 0.12 | – | 0.12 |
L-Isoleucine | – | 0.11 | – | 0.11 |
L-Arginine | – | 0.18 | – | 0.19 |
Choline chloride 60% | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.07 |
Phytase | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Titanium dioxide | – | – | 0.50 | 0.50 |
Nutrients | ||||
CP,% | 23.00 | 21.00 | 21.5 | 19.5 |
AMEn, kcal/kg | 3000 | 3000 | 3090 | 3090 |
Dig. Lys, % | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.10 | 1.10 |
Dig. Met, % | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.57 | 0.57 |
Dig. Arg, % | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.22 | 1.22 |
Dig. Ile, % | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.77 | 0.77 |
Dig. Val, % | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.84 | 0.84 |
Choline, mkg/kg | 1700 | 1700 | 1600 | 1600 |
Linoleic acid, % | 1.68 | 1.25 | 1.99 | 1.56 |
Ca, % | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.87 | 0.87 |
Av. P, % | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.44 | 0.44 |