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Table 7 Composition of the basal diets for chickens

From: Controlling of growth performance, lipid deposits and fatty acid composition of chicken meat through a probiotic, Lactobacillus johnsonii during subclinical Clostridium perfringens infection

Ingredienta

Starter diet (%) 1 to 21d

Finisher diet (%) 22 to 42 d

Ground yellow corn

56.0

59.5

Soybean meal

37.0

32.85

Soybean oil

3.66

4.7

Ground limestone

0.57

0.5

Dicalcium phosphate

1.8

1.6

Salt

0.3

0.3

Choline chloride

0.1

0.1

DL-Methionine

0.24

0.12

Micronutrientsb

0.33

0.33

Calculated nutrients level (%)

 Metabolic energy (MJ kg-1)

12.39

12.79

 Crude protein

21.17

19.72

 Lys

1.19

1.08

 Met

0.50

0.40

 Met + Cys

0.86

0.74

 Ca

0.85

0.77

 Nonphytate P

0.44

0.40

  1. aIngredient and nutrient composition are reported on as-fed basis
  2. bMicronutrients are provided per kilogram of diet: vitamin A (all-trans retinol acetate), 12 500 IU; cholecalciferol, 2 500 IU; vitamin E (all-rac-a-tocopherol acetate), 18.75 IU; vitamin K (menadione Na bisulfate), 5.0 mg; thiamin (thiamin mononitrate), 2.5 mg; riboflavin, 7.5 mg; vitamin B6, 5.0 mg; vitamin B12, 0.0025 mg; pantothenate, 15 mg; niacin, 50 mg; folic acid, 1.25 mg; biotin, 0.12 mg; Cu (CuSO4 · 5H2O), 10 mg; Mn (MnSO4 · H2O), 100 mg; Zn (ZnSO4 · 7H2O), 100 mg; Fe (FeSO4 · 7H2O), 100 mg; I (KI), 0.4 mg; Se (Na2SeO3), 0.2 mg
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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