Table 2.
Chemical composition of experimental diets (as fed-basis)
Item | Finisher1 |
Control | Palm oil | Soy oil |
Ingredients (%) | | | |
Corn | 54.45 | 53.41 | 53.33 |
Soybean meal | 33.39 | 33.19 | 33.17 |
Corn gluten meal | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.25 |
Wheat bran | 5.46 | 6.70 | 6.80 |
Soybean oil | - | - | 1.30 |
Tallow | 1.30 | - | - |
Palm kenel oil | - | 1.30 | - |
Tricalcium phosphate | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.35 |
Limestone | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.14 |
Salt | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 |
DL-Methionine (98%) | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
Mineral mix2 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
Vitamin mix3 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
Total | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
Chemical composition | | | |
ME (kcal/kg) | 3,200 | 3,200 | 3,200 |
Crude protein (%) | 21.50 | 21.50 | 21.50 |
Ether extract (%) | 3.96 | 3.98 | 3.98 |
Crude fibre (%) | 3.19 | 3.27 | 3.27 |
Ash (%) | 6.06 | 6.10 | 6.10 |
Ca (%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Available P (%) | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 |
Lysine (%) | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 |
Methionine (%) | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 |
Starter diet provided during d 1 to 21; Finisher diet provided during d 22 to 35.
Provided per kg of complete diet: 37.5 mg Zn (as ZnSO4); 37.5 mg Mn (as MnO2); 37.5 mg Fe (as FeSO4․7H2O); 3.75 mg Cu (as CuSO4․5H2O); 0.83 mg I (as KI); and 0.23 mg Se (as Na2SeO3․5H2O).
Provided per kg of complete diet: 15,000 IU of vitamin A, 3,750 IU of vitamin D3, 37.5 IU of vitamin E, 2.55 mg of vitamin K3, 3 mg of thiamin, 7.5 mg of rivoflavin, 4.5 mg of vitamin B6, 24 ug of vitamin B12, 51 mg of niacin, 1.5 mg of folic acid, 0.2 mg of biotin and 13.5 mg of Ca-pantothenate.