Protective and immunostimulatory effects of in-feed preparations of an anticoccidial, a probiotic, a vitamin-selenium complex, and Ferulago angulata extract in broiler chickens infected with Eimeria species

Table 5 Composition of the basal starter, grower, and finisher diets and their nutrient profile

Item	Starter (1–10 d)	Growth (11–24 d)	Finisher (25–42 d)
Ingredient, %
Corn	47.03	59.60	65.99
Wheat	5.58	5.00	5.00
Soybean meal (44% crude protein)	29.02	16.15	10.28
Corn gluten meal (60% crude protein)	10.00	11.48	11.50
Soybean oil	3.50	3.40	3.09
Limestone	1.45	1.23	1.00
Dicalcium phosphate	1.95	1.80	1.83
Sodium chloride	0.20	0.20	0.20
Vitamin premix^a	0.25	0.25	0.25
Mineral premix^b	0.25	0.25	0.25
DL-Methionine	0.52	0.58	0.57
L-Lysine HCl	0.25	0.06	0.04
Calculated value
Metabolizable energy (kcal/kg)	2950	3000	3050
Crude protein (%)	22.00	20.00	19.00
Lysine (%)	1.30	1.20	1.10
Methionine (%)	0.56	0.54	0.52
Methionine + cysteine (%)	0.92	0.90	0.88
Calcium (%)	1.04	0. 95	0.92
Available phosphorus	0.52	0.44	0.42

^aProvided per kilogram of diet: trans-retinol, 9000 IU; cholecalciferol, 2500 IU; α-tocopherol acetate, 45 mg; vitamin K, 5 mg; vitamin B1, 2 mg; vitamin B2, 6 mg; vitamin B6, 5 mg; vitamin B12, 0.03 mg; nicotineamide, 30 mg; pantothenic acid, 15 mg; folic acid, 1.1 mg; biotin, 0.13 mg; and choline, 450 mg
^bProvided per kilogram of diet: Mn, 100 mg; Fe, 80 mg; Zn, 100 mg; Cu, 10 mg; I, 0.5 mg; Co, 0.2 mg; Se, 0.15 mg

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