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Table 8 Proximate and chemical composition of the experimental diets (g/kg)

From: Changes in the growth, ileal digestibility, intestinal histology, behavior, fatty acid composition of the breast muscles, and blood biochemical parameters of broiler chickens by dietary inclusion of safflower oil and vitamin C

Ingredients

Starter period (4–10 d)

Grower period (11–23 d)

Finisher period (24–35 d)

T1

T2

T3

T4

T5

T6

T1

T2

T3

T4

T5

T6

T1

T2

T3

T4

T5

T6

yellow corn

556.4

556.4

556.4

556.4

556.4

556.4

594.3

594.3

594.3

594.3

594.3

594.3

624.3

624.3

624.3

624.3

624.3

624.3

Soybean meal, 48%

320

320

320

320

320

320

280

280

280

280

280

280

231.3

231.3

231.3

231.3

231.3

231.3

Corn gluten, 60%

59.8

59.8

59.8

59.4

59.4

59.4

55.7

55.7

55.7

55.3

55.3

55.3

65.7

65.7

65.7

65.3

65.3

65.3

Safflower oil

0

5

10

0

5

10

0

5

10

0

5

10

0

5

10

0

5

10

Soybean oil

20

15

10

20

15

10

30

25

20

30

25

20

40

35

30

40

35

30

Vitamin C

0

0

0

0.4

0.4

0.4

0

0

0

0.4

0.4

0.4

0

0

0

0. 4

0. 4

0. 4

Calcium carbonate

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

Calcium dibasic phosphate

15

15

15

15

15

15

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

Common salt

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

Premix*

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

DL-Methionine, 98%

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2

2

2

2

2

2

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

Lysine, Hcl, 78%

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

Choline

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

Threonine

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Phytase

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

NaCo3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

Chemical composition (g/kg)**

 ME kcal/kg diet

3012.65

3012.65

3012.65

3011.16

3011.16

3011.16

3108.199

3108.19

3108.19

3106.71

3106.71

3106.71

3213.92

3213.92

3213.92

3212.43

3212.43

3212.43

 Crude Protein%

23.48

23.48

23.48

23.46

23.46

23.46

21.57

21.57

21.57

21.54

21.54

21.54

20.14

20.14

20.14

20.11

20.11

20.11

 Calcium

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

 Available P

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

 Lysine

14.4

14.4

14.4

14.4

14.4

14.4

12.9

12.9

12.9

12.9

12.9

12.9

11.9

11.9

11.9

11.9

11.9

11.9

 Methionine

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

 Threonine

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

  1. T1: basal diet without any additives (control group), T2:basal diet+ 5 g/kg diet safflower oil, T3: basal diet+ 10 g/kg diet safflower oil, T4: basal diet+ vitamin C (400 mg/kg diet), T5:basal diet+ vitamin C (400 mg/kg diet) + 5 g/kg diet safflower oil, T6: basal diet+ vitamin C (400 mg/kg diet) + 10 g/kg diet safflower oil
  2. * Premix per kg of diet: vitamin A, 1500 IU; vitamin D3, 200 IU; vitamin E, 10 mg; vitamin K3, 0.5 mg; thiamine, 1.8 mg; riboflavin, 3.6 mg; pantothenicacid, 10 mg; folicacid, 0.55 mg; pyridoxine, 3.5 mg; niacin, 35 mg; cobalamin, 0.01 mg; biotin, 0.15 mg; Fe, 80 mg; Cu, 8 mg; Mn, 60 mg; Zn, 40 mg; I, 0.35 mg; Se, 0.15 mg
  3. ** According to Ross manual Guide, Aviagen [85]