Table 1. Ingredient and chemical compositions of experimental diets (as-fed basis, %)
Ingredient (%) | Dietary microalgae concentration (%) |
0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
Corn | 55.57 | 55.57 | 55.57 | 55.57 |
Soybean meal | 36.71 | 36.71 | 36.71 | 36.71 |
Soybean oil | 1.80 | 1.80 | 1.80 | 1.80 |
Microalgae | 0.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 |
Cornstarch | 1.50 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 |
Dicalcium phosphate | 1.90 | 1.90 | 1.90 | 1.90 |
Limestone | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 |
Vitamin premix1 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
Mineral premix2 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
Choline chloride | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
L-Arg | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
L-Lys | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 |
L-Ile | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
L-Cys | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 |
DL-Met | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
L-Thr | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
L-Val | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
Salt | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 |
Total | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
Supplies the following per kilogram of diet: vitamin A, 24,000 IU; vitamin D3, 8,000 IU; vitamin E, 160 mg/kg; vitamin K3, 8 mg/kg; vitamin B1, 8 mg/kg; vitamin B2, 20 mg/kg; vitamin B6, 12 mg/kg; pantothenic acid, 40 mg/kg; folic acid, 4 mg/kg; niacin, 12 mg/kg.
Supplies the following per kilogram of diet: Fe, 120 mg/kg; Cu, 320 mg/kg; Zn, 200 mg/kg; Mn, 240 mg/kg; Co, 2 mg/kg; Se, 0.6 mg/kg; I, 2.5 mg/kg.