Table 1. Composition and nutrient content of experimental dietStarter diet

	Starter diet (0 to 35 d)	Grower diet (36 to 56 d)	Finisher diet (57 to 70 d)
Ingredient (%)
Corn	50.17	55.76	61.27
Soybean meal	27.28	22.20	16.98
Wheat	15.60	15.60	15.60
Soybean oil	3.06	2.93	2.85
Limestone	1.65	1.52	1.28
MDCP	1.55	1.36	1.36
99%-D-L-methionine	0.19	0.13	0.06
78%-Lysine-HCl	0.05	0.05	0.15
Vitamin-mineral premix1	0.20	0.20	0.20
Salt	0.25	0.25	0.25
Total	100.00	100.00	100.00
Nutrient content2
AMEn (kcal/kg)	3,050	3,100	3,150
CP (%)	20.0	18.0	16.0
Lysine (%)	1.04	0.90	0.84
Met + Cys (%)	0.82	0.71	0.59
Calcium (%)	1.00	0.90	0.80
Available P (%)	0.45	0.40	0.40

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 pantothenate, 8 mg; folic acid, 1 mg; biotin, 50 μg; niacin, 24 mg; 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.