Table 1.
Ingredient composition and nutrient content of the experimental diets
| Ingredients (%) | ME (kcal/kg) |
| 2,800 | 2,700 | 2,650 |
| Corn | 44.87 | 39.89 | 36.50 |
| Wheat | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Soybean meal | 19.37 | 19.44 | 21.72 |
| Corn gluten meal | 12.14 | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| Sesame seed meal | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| DDGS | - | 8.15 | 9.00 |
| Liq. Choline (50%) | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| Limestone | 8.82 | 9.05 | 10.32 |
| Tricalcium phosphate | 0.43 | 0.14 | 0.04 |
| NaCl, Salt | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.26 |
| Methionine-100% | 0.60 | 0.56 | 0.47 |
| Lysine-54% | 1.00 | 1.00 | - |
| Threonine | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.26 |
| Tryptophan | - | - | 0.06 |
| Mineral premix1 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| Vitamin premix2 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 |
| Probiotics | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Total | | | |
| Calculated value | | | |
| ME (kcal/kg) | 2,800 | 2,700 | 2,622 |
| CP (%) | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Calcium (%) | 3.52 | 3.52 | 4.00 |
| Phosphorus (%) | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 |
Supplied per kilogram of diet: vitamin A, 10,000 IU; vitamin D3, 2,000 IU; vitamin E, 10 mg; vitamin B1, 1 mg; vitamin B2, 4 mg; vitamin B6, 1 mg; vitamin B12, 15 mg; vitamin K3, 2.5 mg; choline, 150 mg; nicotinic acid, 25 mg; pantothenic acid, 7.5 mg; folic acid, 0.10 mg.
Supplied per kilogram of diet: manganese, 70 mg; zinc, 50 mg; iron, 30 mg; copper, 5 mg; iodine, 0.5 mg; selenium, 0.3 mg.