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Table 6 Composition of the basal diet as fed basis (%)

From: Effect of supplemental glycerol monolaurate and oregano essential oil blend on the growth performance, intestinal morphology, and amino acid digestibility of broiler chickens

Ingredients

Starter (4-10 d)

Grower

(11-22 d)

Finisher

(23-35 d)

Corn 7.5%

53.02

58.00

65.20

Soybean meal 47%

37.00

32.00

27.00

Corn gluten meal 60%

3.5

3.2

2.50

Oil (soya) - e76

2.00

3.00

1.80

Dicalcium phosphate DCP 18%

2.00

1.7

1.45

Calcium carbonate

0.7

0.5

0.50

Sodium bicarbonate

0.35

0.33

0.31

Dl methionine 99%

0.36

0.28

0.30

Broiler premix*

0.3

0.3

0.30

L-LYSINE HCL 98%

0.3

0.3

0.26

Salt

0.15

0.11

0.13

Antimycotoxin

0.1

0.1

0.10

Choline 60 veg

0.07

0.07

0.07

L-THREONINE 98.5%

0.1

0.1

0.07

Enzyme Phytase

0.05

0.01

0.01

Chemical analysis

   

ME (Kcal/kg)

3,007.24

3,103.42

3,202.13

Moisture %

11.27

11.23

11.17

Crude protein %

23.70

21.55

20.13

Crude Fat %

4.98

6.04

6.68

Crude fiber %

3.426

3.23

2.98

Ash %

6.35

5.53

5.01

Av. Phosphorus (g/kg)

4.96

4.46

4.02

Calcium (g/kg)

9.47

8.95

8.21

Methionine (g/kg)

7.24

6.17

6.13

Lysine (g/kg)

14.55

13.21

11.58

Tryptophan (g/kg)

2.79

2.49

2.19

Threonine (g/kg)

9.98

9.12

8.11

Valine (g/kg)

11.32

10.27

9.58

Arginine (g/kg)

15.31

13.71

12.14

Sodium (g/kg)

1.85

1.62

1.67

Cl (g/kg)

2.62

2.31

2.34

Potassium (g/kg)

8.84

8.05

7.06

  1. *Premix per kg of diet: vitamin D3, 200 IU; vitamin A, 1 500 IU; vitamin K3, 0.5 mg; vitamin E, 10 mg; riboflavin, 3.6 mg; thiamine, 1.8 mg; pyridoxine, 3.5 mg; folic acid, 0.55 mg; pantothenic acid, 10 mg; cobalamin, 0.01 mg; niacin, 35 mg; biotin, 0.15 mg; Cu, 8 mg; Fe, 80 mg; Mn, 60 mg; I, 0.35 mg; Zn, 40 mg; Se, 0.15 mg