Table 1 Ingredient composition and nutrient contents of basal diets
Ingredients, % | 1 -Â 21 d | 22 - 42 d |
|---|---|---|
 Corn | 55.41 | 57.64 |
 Soybean meal, CP43% | 31.00 | 27.30 |
 Corn gluten meal | 5.00 | 5.00 |
 Soybean oil | 3.60 | 5.60 |
 Limestone | 1.20 | 1.20 |
 Dicalcium phosphate | 2.00 | 1.60 |
 L-Lysine | 0.34 | 0.25 |
 DL-Methionine | 0.15 | 0.11 |
 Premix1 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 Salt | 0.30 | 0.30 |
 Total | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Nutrient levels, % | ||
 Metabolizable energy, MJ/kg | 12.54 | 13.19 |
 Crude protein | 21.09 | 19.60 |
 Calcium | 1.02 | 0.93 |
 Available phosphorus | 0.49 | 0.42 |
 Lysine | 1.20 | 1.06 |
 Methionine | 0.50 | 0.43 |
 Methionine + Cysteine | 0.85 | 0.77 |
 Arginine | 1.35 | 1.23 |
 Threonine | 0.80 | 0.74 |
Fatty acid composition, % of total fatty acids | ||
 16:00 | 9.3 | 9.1 |
 18:00 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
 18:1n-9 | 18.3 | 18.01 |
 18:2n-6 | 49.5 | 47.1 |
 18:3n-6 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
 18:3n-3 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
 SFA | 12.5 | 12.6 |
 MUFA | 18.3 | 18.01 |
 n-3 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
 n-6 | 49.7 | 47.12 |
 PUFA | 55.32 | 52.62 |