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Table 1 Composition and nutrient levels of experimental diet, % (air-dry basis)

From: Dietary Epimedium extract supplementation improves intestinal functions and alters gut microbiota in broilers

Items

Starter phase (d 1 to 21)

Grower phase (d 22 to 42)

Ingredients

  

 Corn

55.03

58.58

 Soybean meal

32.5

31.7

 Fish meal

4.3

1.8

 Soybean oil

4.2

4

 Dicalcium phosphate

1.45

1.7

 Limestone

1.34

1.15

 DL-methionine

0.23

0.12

 Sodium chloride

0.3

0.3

 Choline chloride

0.15

0.15

 Premix1

0.5

0.5

Nutrient levels

  

 Metabolizable energy, MJ/kg

12.77

12.98

 Crude protein, %

21.59

20.02

 Calcium, %

1.07

0.94

 Total phosphorus, %

0.72

0.69

 Available phosphorus, %

0.45

0.41

 Lysine, %

1.21

1.08

 Methionine + cysteine, %

0.94

0.78

 Threonine, %

0.83

0.77

 Tryptophan, %

0.25

0.24

  1. Premix supplied per kg of diet: vitamin A, 10,000 IU; vitamin D3, 3200 IU; vitamin E, 15 IU; vitamin K3, 5 mg; thiamin, 2.1 mg; tiboflavin, 7 mg; vitamin B12, 0.02 mg; biotin, 0.17 mg; folic acid, 1.5 mg; iron (from FeSO4·H2O), 80 mg; copper (from Cu2(OH)3Cl), 20 mg; zinc (from ZnSO4·7H2O), 90 mg; manganese (from MnSO4 ·H2O), 80 mg; iodine (from KI), 0.4 mg; selenium (from Na2SeO3), 0.4 mg
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891