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Table 3 Composition (%) of the feed offered to broilers during starter, grower, and finisher phases

From: Assessing the impact of hatching system and body weight on the growth performance, caecal short-chain fatty acids, and microbiota composition and functionality in broilers

Ingredients %

Starter

1–14 days

Grower

15–28 days

Finisher

29–38 days

Maize

15.0

10.0

5.0

Wheat (fine)

33.73

39.20

48.88

Wheat (coarse)

5.0

10.0

10.0

Maize gluten

2.88

3.32

0

Soy oil

4.61

5.02

5.32

Soybean meal

29.86

24.79

25.42

Sunflower meal

2.5

2.5

0

Oat hull (coarse)

1.0

0

0

Sodium bicarbonate

0.23

0.23

0.25

Salt

0.16

0.16

0.16

Choline 75%

0.09

0.09

0.09

1Premix

0.30

0.30

0.30

Limestone

1.44

1.31

1.19

Monocalcium Phosphate

1.13

0.92

0.70

Lysine

0.55

0.52

0.30

Methionine

0.26

0.22

0.22

L-Threonine

0.14

0.12

0.09

L-Valine

0.02

0

0

2Avi-Deccox

0.05

0.05

0

L-Arginine

0.03

0.02

0.02

Palm oil spray

1.0

1.22

2.03

3Phytase

0.01

0.01

0.01

Chemical Composition

Metabolizable energy (kcal/kg)

3000

3100

3200

Digestible lysine (%)

1.28

1.15

1.02

Crude protein (%)

23.0

21.5

19.5

Calcium (%)

0.96

0.87

0.78

Available phosphorus (%)

0.48

0.44

0.39

Sodium (%)

0.14

0.14

0.14

Chloride (%)

0.18

0.18

0.16

Potassium (%)

1.0

0.90

0.90

  1. 1Provided per kg feed: Vit A 10.0 IU, Vit D3 2750 IU, 25-hydroxycholecalciferol 0.06 mg, Vit E 90 mg, Copper 15 mg, Iron 15 mg, Manganese 85 mg, Zinc 50 mg, Iodine 2 mg, Selenium 0.4 mg
  2. 2Provided per kg feed: 30.3 mg decoquinate
  3. 3Provided per kg feed: 500 FTU