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Table 1 Formulation of basal diet fed by broilers during both stater and growth phase

From: Effect of organic acids on growth performance, intestinal morphology, and immunity of broiler chickens with and without coccidial challenge

Ingredients (%)

Starter phase

Grower phase

Corn

56.99

59.12

Soybean Meal (CP = 43%)

36.7

34

Soybean Oil

2.6

3.4

Limestone (CaCO3)

1.1

0.93

Calcium hydrogen phosphate

1.4

1.33

NaCl

0.4

0.4

Choline chloride

0.15

0.15

Multi-vitamins1

0.03

0.03

Mineral premix2

0.2

0.2

Lysine HCl (99%)

0.18

0.2

DL-methionine (99%)

0.25

0.24

Total

100

100

Nutrient level (Calculated)

  

 ME (kcal/kg)

2950

3020

 CP (%)

21.03

20.07

 Calcium (%)

1

0.9

 Available phosphorus (%)

0.45

0.43

 Lysine (%)

1.15

1.1

 Methionine (%)

0.5

0.48

 Methionine + Cysteine (%)

0.85

0.81

  1. 1Vitamin premix per kilogram feed provided: Vitamin A, 16,000 IU (trans retinol); Vitamin D3, 4,000 IU; Vitamin E, 1 IU (dl-α-tocopheryl acetate); Vitamin B1, 0.8 mg; Vitamin B2, 6.4 mg; Vitamin B12, 0.012 mg; Vitamin B6, 2.4 mg; calcium pantothenate, 10 mg; niacin acid, 14 mg; biotin, 0.1 mg; folic acid, 0.2 mg; Vitamin K3, 2 mg
  2. 2Mineral premix per kilogram feed provided: Fe (FeSO4·H2O), 100 mg; Cu (CuSO4·5H2O), 12.5 mg; Mn (MnSO4·H2O), 88 mg; Zn (ZnSO4·H2O), 95 mg; I (KI), 0.9 mg; Se (Na2SeO3), 0.3 mg