Table 1 Nutrient analysis results of the experimental diets as fed basis

 Moisture, %

7.9

9.8

 NFE, g

136.41

130.14

 Crude protein, g

65.34

69.42

 Crude fat, g

27.45

30.70

 Crude fibre, g

5.49

11.71

 Ash, g

18.12

15.67

 Calculated ME, kcal/kg

3643

3501

 Arginine, g

3.60

4.77

 Histidine, g

1.40

1.60

 Isoleucine, g

2.31

2.68

 Leucine, g

5.93

4.60

 Lysine, g

3.02

4.34

 Methionine, g

1.25

1.43

 Methionine + cystine, g

2.04

2.06

 Phenylalanine, g

2.83

3.00

 Phenylalanine+tyrosine, g

4.80

4.80

 Taurine, g

0.14

0.03

 Threonine, g

2.31

2.46

 Tryptophan, g

0.60

0.69

 Valine, g

2.96

3.00

 Linoleic+Arachidonic acid, g

7.58

11.85

 Linoleic acid, g

7.44

11.80

 Arachidonic acid, g

0.14

0.06

 Alpha linolenic acid, g

0.38

4.66

 EPA + DHA, g

0.11

0.11

 Calcium, g

3.57

1.81

 Phosphorus, g

2.50

1.39

 Ca: P ratio

1.43

1.30

 Potassium, g

1.81

3.21

 Sodium, g

1.27

0.82

 Chloride, g

2.39

2.43

 Magnesium, g

0.32

0.37

 Copper, mg

4.57

6.26

 Iodine, mg

0.19

0.60

 Iron, mg

26.6

56.3

 Manganese, mg

3.52

9.03

 Selenium, μg

175.7

322.8

 Zinc, mg

65.9

101.4

 Vitamin A, IU

1641.7

4284.5

 Vitamin D, IU

257.2

464.0

 Vitamin E, IU

51.06

35.13

 Thiamine, mg

2.05

4.11

 Riboflavin, mg

12.08

18.02

 Pantothenic acid, mg

13.31

31.42

 Pyridoxine, mg

10.84

17.77

 Vitamin B12, μg

15.54

31.71

 Niacin, mg

81.26

107.40

 Folic acid, μg

204.5

262.8

 Biotin, μg

576.5

991.1

 Choline, mg

475.8

1028.6

 Vitamin K, mg

–

0.29