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.