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Table 8 Composition and nutrient levels of basal diets

From: Effect of fermented dandelion on productive performance, meat quality, immune function, and intestinal microbiota of broiler chickens

Items

Starter phase

(d 1 to 21)

Grower phase

(d 22 to 42)

Ingredient (%)

 Corn

52.50

58.80

 Soybean meal

40.00

33.80

 Soybean oil

3.00

3.00

 Dicalcium phosphate

1.90

1.80

 Limestone

1.08

1.22

 Salt

0.37

0.37

 Lysine

0.05

0.03

 Methionine

0.19

0.07

 Premixa

0.80

0.80

 Choline

0.11

0.11

 Total

100.00

100.00

Nutrient levelsb

 Metabolic energy (MJ/kg)

12.42

12.62

 Crude protein (%)

22.27

19.24

 Ether extract (%)

4.69

5.45

 Crude fiber (%)

3.50

3.26

 Calcium (%)

1.17

1.18

 Total phosphorus (%)

0.82

0.77

 Non-phytate phosphorus (%)

0.53

0.49

 Lysine (%)

1.39

1.22

 Methionine (%)

0.35

0.32

 Threonine (%)

0.90

0.80

 Tryptophan (%)

0.78

0.70

  1. aThe premix provided the following per kg of diet: VA, 9000 IU; VD3, 3000 IU; VE, 26 mg; VK3, 1.20 mg; VB1, 3.00 mg; VB2, 8.00 mg; VB6, 4.40 mg; VB12, 0.012 mg; nicotinic acid, 45 mg; folic acid, 0.75 mg; biotin, 0.20 mg; choline, 1100 mg; D-pantothenic acid, 15 mg; Fe, 100 mg; Cu, 10 mg; Zn, 108 mg; Mn, 120 mg; I 1.5 mg; Se, 0.35 mg
  2. bMetabolic energy is a calculated value, while the others are measured values
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