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Table 5 Nutritional composition of semi purified diets used in experimental period, as-fed basis

From: Selenium source and level on performance, selenium retention and biochemical responses of young broiler chicks

Ingredients

g/kg

Corn

300

Albumina

120

Starch

127.4

Dextrose

134

Caseina

40

Soy protein isolate

40

Broken rice

80

Soybean oil

20

Cellulosea

40

Calcium carbonatea

17.6

Potassium phosphatea

15.80

Magnesium chloridea

6.50

Potassium chloridea

4.68

Choline chloride, 60%

3.75

Mixture of amino acidsb

35.55

Micronutrientsc

12.65

Micromineralsd

2.00

Phytasee

0.10

Calculated nutrients

 AMEn, kcal/kg

3122

 Crude proteinf, %

22.58

SID amino acids, %

 Lysine, %

1,254

 Methionine, %

0.552

 Methionine + Cystine, %

0.913

 Threonine, %

0.831

 Calciumf, %

0.878

Total Pf, %

0.581

Available P, %

0.420

Sef, mg/kg

0.138

  1. a P.A purism reagent exceeds standard ACS specification in trace metals analysis
  2. b 0.03% L-lysine (79%); 0.27% L-arginine (98.5%); 0.40% L-glycine (98.5%); 0.85% L-alanine (99%); and 2.0% L-glutamic acid (99%). The amino acids alanine, glycine, and glutamic acid were added to maintain the ratio of essential nitrogen to total nitrogen at 0.50
  3. c 0.055% coccidiostatic; 0.010% avilamycin; 0.030% BHT; 1.02% sodium phytate and 0.150% vitamin blend supplemented per kg of feed: vitamin A, 7500 IU; vitamin D3, 1900 IU; vitamin E, 28 IU; vitamin B1,2 mg; vitamin B2, 5 mg; vitamin B6, 1.2 mg; vitamin B12, 12 mcg; vitamin K, 1.5 mg; nicotinic acid, 0.03 mg; pantothenic acid, 0.01 mg; folic acid, 0.7 mg; and biotin, 0.07mg
  4. d Trace mineral supplemented per kg of feed: 80 mg Fe; 1 mg I; 60 mg Mn; 40 mg Zn; and 10 mg Cu, except for Se added according each experimental treatment as 0; 0.08; 0.16; 0.24 and 0.32 mg Se. Inorganic trace mineral supplement sources: Ferrous Sulphate (21.91% Fe), Zinc Sulphate (22.95% Zn), Copper Sulphate (25.13% Cu), Calcium Iodide (86% I), Manganese Sulphate (30.3% Mn) and Sodium Selenite (51,6% Se). Organic trace mineral supplement sources: Bioplex®Fe (15% Fe), Bioplex®Zn (15.05% Zn), Bioplex®Cu (11.36% Cu), Calcium Iodide (86% I), Bioplex® Mn (13.86% Mn), Selplex® selenium enriched-yeast (0.236% Se)
  5. e Microbial phytase – 600 FTU/kg
  6. f Analyzed value in ingredients