Table 1 Nutrient composition of experimental diets (%).
| Â | 1-21 days | 22-42 days | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ingredients | T1 †| T2 | T3 | T4 | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 |
Corn | 44.91 | 45.61 | 45.75 | 45.86 | 49.90 | 51.45 | 51.49 | 51.54 |
Soybean meal | 43.85 | 43.73 | 43.59 | 43.48 | 38.67 | 38.43 | 38.39 | 38.34 |
Palm oil | 6.58 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.31 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Sunflower oil | 0.00 | 3.50 | 2.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 3.50 | 2.00 | 0.50 |
Tuna oil | 0.00 | 2.50 | 4.00 | 5.50 | 0.00 | 2.50 | 4.00 | 5.50 |
Di calcium phosphate | 1.91 | 1.91 | 1.91 | 1.91 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.77 |
Limestone | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 |
Salt | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 |
Vitamin premix | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
Mineral premix | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
DL-Methionine | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 |
Lysine | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
Calculated composition (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||||
Crude protein | 22.00 | 22.00 | 22.00 | 22.00 | 20.50 | 20.50 | 20.50 | 20.50 |
ME (Kcal/kg) | 3080 | 3080 | 3080 | 3080 | 3150 | 3150 | 3150 | 3150 |
Available phosphorus | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 |
Calcium | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.90 |
Methionine | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
Lysine | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Na | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 |