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Table 2 Composition and nutritional value of the diets

From: In-feed resin acids reduce matrix metalloproteinase activity in the ileal mucosa of healthy broilers without inducing major effects on the gut microbiota

 

Starter diet

0–10 daysa

Grower diet

11–22 daysb

Nutrients (w%)

 Crude protein

19.0%

18.0%

 Crude fat

5.5%

4.8%

 Crude ash

5.5%

5.5%

 Cellulose

3.5%

3.2%

 Lysine

1.09%

0.97%

 Methionine

0.50%

0.45%

 Calcium

0.85%

0.85%

 Phosphor

0.62%

0.53%

 Sodium

0.15%

0.15%

Nutritional additives/kg

 E672 Vitamin A

12 500 IU

 E671 Vitamin D3

2500 IU

 3a700 Vitamin E (all-rac alpha tocopheryl acetate)

80 mg

 E1 Iron (Iron (II) sulphate monohydrate)

51 mg

 E2 Iodine (Calcium iodate, anhydrous)

2.11 mg

 E4 Copper (Copper (II) sulfate pentahydrate)

10 mg

 E5 Manganese (Manganese (II) oxide)

75 mg

 E6 Zinc (Zinc oxide)

70 mg

 E8 Selenium (Sodium Selenite)

0.30 mg

Zootechnical additives/kg

 4a1640 6-phytase (EC 3.1.3.26)

250 FTU

Technological additives/kg

 E324 Ethoxyquin

33 mg

 E321 BHT

66 mg

Coccidiostats and histomonostats/kg

 E763 Lasalocid-sodium

125 mg

  1. aComposition containing wheat, soy, corn, rice bran, wheat gluten, soy oil, corn gluten, palm oil, calcium carbonate, monocalcium phosphate, corn bran, sodium chloride, sodium bicarbonate.
  2. bComposition containing wheat, soy, corn, wheat gluten, sunflower seeds, soy oil, palm oil, calcium carbonate and monocalcium phosphate.