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Table 3 Ingredients and calculated chemical composition of the used experimental diets

From: Selenium and/or vitamin E upregulate the antioxidant gene expression and parameters in broilers

Physical composition

Basal diet (0–3) weeks

Basal diet (3–5) weeks

Yellow corn

57.13

63.86

Soybean meal 48%

29

25

Corn glutine 62%

6.5

4

Sunflower oil

3.2

3.5

Dicalcium phosphate

1.85

1.35

Lime stone

1.25

1.32

Choline 60%

.22

.17

Lysine

0.03

.06

Methionine

0.12

.04

Common salt

0.4

0.4

Premixa

0.3

0.3

Chemical composition %

 ME Kcal/kg

3177.85

3234

 Crude protein

23.066

20

 Calcium

1

.9

 Available phosphorus

0.45

0.35

 Lysine

1.1

1

 Methionine + cystine

0.9

.72

 Cholin

1300 mg/1 kg

1000 mg/1 kg

  1. bThe used premix provides Vit A (12,000 Iu), vit D (5000 Iu), vit E (50 mg), vit K3 (3 mg), vit B1 (3 mg), vit B2 (8 mg), vit B6 (4 mg), vit B12 (0.016 mg), nicotinic acid (60 mg), pantothinic acid (15 mg), folic acid (2 mg), biotin (0.2 mg), iron (40 mg), copper (16 mg), zinc (100 mg), manganese (120 mg), iodine (1.25 mg), selenium (0.3 mg) per 1 kg diet
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