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Table 1 Composition of basal diet (%) and the content of basic nutrients (g/kg)

From: Does supplemental zeolite (clinoptilolite) affect growth performance, meat texture, oxidative stress and production of polyunsaturated fatty acid of Turkey poults?

Nutritional values of diet

 

BD1

BD2

BD3

Composition

%

%

%

Yellow corn

53.00

61.77

69.61

Soybean meal

42.00

34.23

26.39

Vit + Min mixture

5

4

4

Nutrients

%

%

%

Protein

24.01

21.00

18.00

Fat

2.66

2.84

2.98

Energy (Kcal/kg)

2771.85

2870.00

2940.09

Crude cellulose

3

2.84

2.65

Ca

1.25

1.03

1.02

Humidity

12.55

12.83

12.98

Ash

7.11

6.03

5.65

  1. Turkeys received three types of BD (basal diet):
  2. BD1 (basal diet of growth 1) from the start of the experiment until one week (an adaptation sub-period)
  3. BD2 (basal diet of growth 2) from 57 days to 77 days
  4. BD3 (basal diet of finessing) from 78 days to the slaughter