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Table 1 Nutrient composition of commercial starter diet fed to broilers from d 0–28 post-hatch (as-fed basis, g/kg unless indicated)

From: Effects of in ovo delivered xylo- and mannan- oligosaccharides on growth performance, intestinal immunity, cecal short-chain fatty acids, and cecal microbiota of broilers

Item

Inclusion level

Crude Protein (Min)

220.0

Lysine (Min)

10.0

Methionine

4.5

Crude Fat (Min)

35.0

Crude Fiber (Min)

40.0

Calcium (Ca) (Min)

9.0

Calcium (Ca) (Max)

14.0

Phosphorus (P) (Min)

6.0

Salt (NaCl) (Min)

3.0

Salt (NaCl) (Max)

8.0

Total Selenium (Se) (Min)

0.60 ppm

Total Selenium (Se) (Max)

0.72 ppm

Phytase (A. oryzae) (Min)

500 FYT/kg

Analyzed gross energy, MJ/kg

15.90

  1. One phytase unit (FYT) liberates one micromole of inorganic phosphorus per minute from sodium phytate at pH 5.5, and 98.6 F. Contains a source of phytase, Ronozyme HiPhos GT, which can hydrolyze phytate, increasing the digestibility of phosphorus in diets containing phytate-bound phosphorus