Table 1. Ingredient composition and nutrient content of the experimental diets

Ingredients (%)	Phytase (FTU/kg)	1,000 (0.1%)			800 (0.08%)			500 (0.05%)
	CP (%)	20	19	18	20	19	18	20	19	18
Corn		39.91	41.55	44.84	39.91	41.55	44.84	39.91	41.55	44.84
Wheat		2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50
Wheat bran		10.36	11.73	11.69	10.38	11.75	11.71	10.41	11.80	11.74
Soybean meal		33.84	30.72	27.70	33.84	30.72	27.70	33.84	30.70	27.70
Soybean oil		9.73	9.72	9.35	9.73	9.72	9.35	9.73	9.72	9.35
Limestone		1.76	1.77	1.77	1.76	1.77	1.77	1.76	1.77	1.77
Dicalcium phosphate		0.50	0.50	0.51	0.50	0.50	0.51	0.50	0.50	0.51
Lysine		0.29	0.35	0.42	0.29	0.35	0.42	0.29	0.35	0.42
Methionine		0.23	0.24	0.26	0.23	0.24	0.26	0.23	0.24	0.26
Vit.-Min. Premix1		0.30	0.30	0.30	0.30	0.30	0.30	0.30	0.30	0.30
Salt		0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25
Threonine		0.03	0.07	0.11	0.03	0.07	0.11	0.03	0.07	0.11
Phytase		0.10	0.10	0.10	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.05	0.05	0.05
Total		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Calculated Values
ME (kcal/kg)		3,101	3,102	3,101	3,101	3,102	3,101	3,101	3,102	3,102
CP (%)		20.01	19.02	18.01	20.01	19.02	18.01	20.02	19.02	18.02
Ca (%)		0.92	0.92	0.91	0.92	0.92	0.91	0.92	0.92	0.91
Available P (%)		0.27	0.26	0.26	0.27	0.26	0.26	0.27	0.26	0.26
Lysine (%)		1.27	1.26	1.26	1.27	1.26	1.26	1.27	1.26	1.26
Methionine (%)		0.52	0.52	0.52	0.52	0.52	0.52	0.52	0.52	0.52
Threonine (%)		0.77	0.76	0.76	0.77	0.76	0.76	0.77	0.76	0.76

Vitamin mineral premix: vitamin A, 1,600,000 IU; vitamin D₃, 300,000 IU; vitamin E, 800 IU; vitamin B₁, 97 mg; vitamin B₂, 500 mg; vitamin B₆, 200 mg; vitamin B₁₂, 1.2 mg; vitamin K₃, 132 mg; choline chloride, 35,000 mg; nicotinic acid, 2,000 mg; pantothenic acid, 800 mg; folic acid, 60 mg; manganese, 12,000 mg; zinc, 9,000 mg; iron, 4,000 mg; copper, 500 mg; iodine, 250 mg; cobalt, 100 mg; selenium, 50 mg.