Host intestinal biomarker identification in a gut leakage model in broilers

Table 2 Composition and nutrient content of the wheat/rye based broiler diet

Feedstuff	Starter	Grower	Calculated nutrient composition	Starter	Grower
Feedstuff	%	%	Calculated nutrient composition	%	%
Wheat	55.13	57.87	Dry matter	88.45	88.38
Rye	0.00	5.00	Ash	5.11	4.79
Soy meal, crude fiber content < 50	22.86	22.86	Crude protein	20.85	18.98
Full fat soy beans	7.50	2.50	Crude fat	10.83	9.90
Rapeseed meal < 380	2.74	0.00	Crude fiber	2.93	2.49
Animal fat	7.20	7.20	Carbohydrates	48.46	51.95
Soybean oil	1.00	1.00	Starch	34.62	38.46
Premix (maize)	0.50	0.50	Sugars	4.77	4.53
Lime fine	1.11	1.11	NDF	10.52	9.93
Monocalcium phosphate	0.83	0.83	ADF	4.18	3.52
Salt	0.18	0.18	Calcium	0.69	0.66
NaHCO₃	0.25	0.25	Phosphorus, total	0.57	0.54
l-Lysine HCl	0.30	0.30	Calcium/dP poultry	0.22	0.22
dl-Methionine	0.30	0.30	Magnesium	0.16	0.14
l-Threonine	0.10	0.10	Potassium	0.88	0.79
			Sodium	0.15	0.15
			Chloride	0.20	0.20
			Base-excess (mEq/kg)	23.39	20.97
			Linolic acid	2.38	1.92

Starter diet, a commercial feed, administered to all broilers till day 11. From day 12 to 26, all animals received a grower diet, wheat (57.5%) supplemented with rye (5%).

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