Table 1 Ingredients and nutrient levels of the basal diets (as-fed basis)
From: Insights into the mechanism of L-malic acid on drip loss of chicken meat under commercial conditions
Items | d 1 to 13 | d 14 to 20 | d 21 to 38 |
|---|---|---|---|
Ingredients, % | |||
 Corn | 24.86 | 26.04 | 20.24 |
 Soybean meal | 32.14 | 29.17 | 30.98 |
 Wheat flour | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 |
 Brown rice | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 |
 Corn gluten | 4.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 |
 Fermented cottonseed protein | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 |
 Hydrolyzed feather meal | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 |
 Soybean oil | 1.80 | 4.00 | 7.50 |
 L-Lysine H2SO4 | 0.41 | 0.46 | 0.37 |
 DL-Methionine | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.22 |
 L-Threonine | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.09 |
 Limestone | 1.20 | 1.00 | 0.90 |
 Monocalcium phosphate | 0.95 | 0.57 | 0.42 |
 NaCl | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.23 |
 Choline chloride | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
 Sodium humate | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
 Phytase | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
 Emulsifier | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
 Montmorillonite | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
 Premixa | 1.00 | 0.90 | 0.80 |
Nutrient levels, % or indicated units | |||
 Metabolic energy, MJ/kgb | 12.00 | 12.55 | 13.30 |
 Crude protein | 24.14 | 23.37 | 23.30 |
 Lysine | 1.37 | 1.29 | 1.28 |
 Methionine | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.38 |
 Methionine + cystine | 0.69 | 0.66 | 0.74 |
 Calcium | 0.89 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
 Total phosphorus | 0.67 | 0.57 | 0.54 |