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Table 1 Feed formulation used in the three feeding phases

From: Hydroxychloride trace minerals have a positive effect on growth performance, carcass quality and impact ileal and cecal microbiota in broiler chickens

Ingredient, %

Starter

Grower

Finisher

Wheat

53.511

65.490

67.949

Soya bean meal

29.149

25.267

22.554

Soya oil

6.969

5.177

5.819

Wheat bran

5.000

  

Potato protein

1.459

1.334

1.400

Calcium-carbonate fine

1.206

0.566

0.455

Monocalcium phosphate

1.072

0.553

0.261

Vit-min premix without Zn and Cu1

0.500

0.500

0.500

Sodium bicarbonate

0.256

0.221

0.210

DL-Methionine

0.249

0.230

0.213

L-Lysine HCl

0.224

0.240

0.215

Salt (NaCl)

0.166

0.166

0.174

Xylanase

0.100

0.100

0.100

Phytase

0.100

0.100

0.100

L-Threonine

0.038

0.056

0.051

Calculated AME broilers, kcal

2850

2925

3000

Analysed nutrients

 Crude protein, g/100 g

21.5

19.6

18.9

 Crude ash, g/100 g

5.0

3.8

3.5

 Crude fiber, g/100 g

2.8

2.7

2.6

 Moisture, g/100 g

8.4

8.8

8.7

 Ca, g/100 g

0.90

0.58

0.48

 P, g/100 g

0.61

0.46

0.38

  1. 1Provided per kg of final feed: 0.65 g calcium, 90 mg manganese oxide, 1 mg potassium iodide, 0.25 mg selenium (sodium selenite), 65 mg iron (ferrous carbonate), 10,000 IU vitamin A, 2500 IU vitamin D3, 50 UI vitamin E (all-rac-α-tocopherol-acetate), 2 mg vitamin K3, 2 mg vitamin B1, 6 mg vitamin B2, 4 mg vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydroxychloride), 25 μg vitamin B12, 40 mg niacinamide, 10 mg calcium D-pantothenate, 10 mg pantothenic acid, 1 mg folic acid, 150 μg biotin, 300 mg choline chloride, 0.61 g sepiolite, 0.75 mg butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), 8.25 mg butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), 1.20 mg ethoxyquin