Table 1. Composition and nutrient content of experimental diet (0 to 21 days)

	AMEn, 2,900kcal/kg		AMEn, 2,800kcal/kg
	Protein level		Protein level
	21	20	21	20
Ingredients (%)
Corn	55.23	53.78	42.30	42.00
Soybean meal (46%)	31.00	28.00	29.50	26.00
Wheat	2.00	6.00	11.00	11.50
Barley	7.65	8.20	13.20	16.70
Soybean oil	0.45	0.40	0.20	0.00
Limestone	1.47	1.42	1.45	1.45
MDCP	0.95	0.95	1.10	1.10
Salt	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25
Vitamin premix1	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50
Mineral premix2	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50
Total	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
Calculated composition3
AMEn (kcal/kg)	2,900	2,900	2,800	2,800
Crude protein (%)	21.0	20.0	21.0	20.0
Lysine (%)	1.10	1.10	1.10	1.10
Met + Cys (%)	0.64	0.64	0.64	0.64
Calcium (%)	0.83	0.83	0.83	0.83
Available P (%)	0.33	0.33	0.33	0.33

Provided per kilogram of the complete diet: vitamin A (vitamin A acetate), 12,500 IU; vitamin D₃, 2,500 IU; vitamin E (DL-α-tocopheryl acetate), 20 IU; vitamin K₃, 2 mg; vitamin B₁, 2 mg; vitamin B₂, 5 mg; vitamin B₆, 3 mg; vitamin B₁₂, 18 μg; calcium pantotenate, 8 mg; folic acid, 1 mg; biotin 50 μg; niacin, 24 mg.
Provided per kilogram of the complete diet: Fe (FeSO₄·7H₂O), 40 mg; Cu (CuSO₄·H2O), 8 mg; Zn (ZnSO₄·H₂O), 60 mg; Mn (MnSO₄·H₂O) 90 mg; Mg (MgO) as 1,500 mg.
Nutrient contents in all diet were calculated.