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Table 1 Composition and nutrient analysis of the basic diet for broilers at different stages (% as fed)

From: Effects of chromium-enriched bacillus subtilis KT260179 supplementation on chicken growth performance, plasma lipid parameters, tissue chromium levels, cecal bacterial composition and breast meat quality

 

Ingredient

Starter (0 ~ 28) %

Finisher (29 ~ 56) %

Item

Corn

57.97

61.75

Soybean meal

29.30

26.45

Fish powder

5.00

3.51

Soybean oil

2.00

3.00

Premix*

5.00a

5.00a

Dicalcium phosphorus

0.47

0.29

Limestone

0.26

0

Calculated nutrient

Metabolizable energy (MJ/kg)

12.12

12.54

CP

21

19

Calcium

1

0.9

Total phosphorus

0.68

0.65

Available phosphorus

0.45

0.38

Lys

1.05

0.9

Met

0.46

0.3

  1. The premix provides
  2. avitamins and trace elements per kg diet: Vitamin A (retinyl acetate) 9, 875 IU, Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) 3, 000 IU, Vitamin E (DL-ɑ-tocopheryl acetate) 20 IU, menadione 3.25 mg, Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) 0.025 mg, thiamin 1.5 mg, riboflavin 5.0 mg, biotin 0.032 mg, folacin 1.25 mg, niacin 12 mg, pantothenic acid 12 mg, and pyridoxine 3.75 mg, manganese 100 mg, zinc 80 mg, iron 80 mg, copper 8 mg, iodine 0.15 mg, and selenium 0.15 mg