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Table 2 Gross composition of the starter diets (%)

From: Inclusion of fluted pumpkin (Telfaria occidentalis) fortified bread waste in broiler chickens’ diets

Ingredients

Diet I

Diet II

Diet III

Diet IV

Maize

53.05

49.55

46.05

42.05

Soybean

17.00

15.50

14.00

13.00

Groundnut cake

20.00

20.00

20.00

20.00

Fish meal

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

Fortified bread waste

0.00

5.00

10.00

15.00

Lysine

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

Methionine

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

Di-calcium phosphate

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Limestone

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

Starter premix

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

Vegetable oil

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

Salt

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

Total

100

100

100

100

Calculated analysis:

 Crude protein (%)

22.70

22.68

22.63

22.58

 Metabolizable energy (Kcal/kg)

3009.92

3006.31

3002.82

2999.27

 Calcium (%)

1.12

1.13

1.14

1.14

 Available phosphorus (%)

0.55

0.56

0.57

0.58

 Lysine (%)

1.26

1.26

1.26

1.26

 Methionine (%)

0.48

0.48

0.47

0.47

  1. Contained vitamins A (8,500,000 IU), D3 (1,500,000 IU), E (10,000 mg), K3 (1500 mg), B1 (1600 mg), B2 (4000 mg), B6 (1500 mg), B12 (10 mg), niacin (20,000 mg), pantothenic acid (5000 mg), folic acid (500 mg), biotin H2 (750 mg), choline chloride (175,000 mg), cobalt (200 mg), copper (3000 mg), iodine (1000 mg), iron (20,000 mg), manganese (40,000 mg), selenium (200 mg), zinc (30,000 mg), and antioxidant (1250 mg) per 2.5 kg