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Table 2 Ingredient composition of the experimental finisher diets (kg)

From: Serum electrolyte balance and antioxidant status of broiler chickens fed diets containing varied levels of monosodium glutamate (MSG)

Ingredients

A (0.00)

Inclusion level of MSG (kg)

 

B (0.25)

C (0.50)

D (0.75)

E (1.00)

F (1.25)

Maize

430.00

430.00

430.00

430.00

430.00

430.00

Soybean meal

107.00

107.00

107.00

107.00

107.00

107.00

Groundnut cake

105.00

105.00

105.00

105.00

105.00

105.00

Rice bran

130.00

130.00

130.00

130.00

130.00

130.00

Full fat soya

40.00

40.00

40.00

40.00

40.00

40.00

Sorghum

45.00

45.00

45.00

45.00

45.00

45.00

Maize offal

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

Bone meal

18.00

18.00

18.00

18.00

18.00

18.00

Limestone

13.00

12.75

12.50

12.25

12.00

11.75

Salt

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

MSG

0.00

0.25

0.50

0.75

1.00

1.25

Lysine

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

Methionine

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

Broiler premix

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

Total

1000.00

1000.00

1000.00

1000.00

1000.00

1000.00

Calculated nutrients

ME (Kcal/Kg)

2961.16

2961.16

2961.16

2961.16

2961.16

2961.16

Crude protein (%)

18.33

18.33

18.33

18.33

18.33

18.33

Calcium (%)

1.19

1.18

1.17

1.16

1.16

1.15

Phosphorus (%)

0.47

0.47

0.47

0.47

0.47

0.47

Lysine (%)

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

Methionine (%)

0.55

0.55

0.55

0.55

0.55

0.55

Crude fiber (%)

4.82

4.82

4.82

4.82

4.82

4.82

Fat (%)

6.40

6.40

6.40

6.40

6.40

6.40

  1. *Composition of premix: 2.5 kg of premix contains Vit. A (10000000 iu), Vit. D3 (2500000 iu), Vit. E (12000 iu), Vit. B1 (2000 mg), niacin (15000 mg), Vit.B6 (1500 mg), Vit. B12 (10 mg), Vit. K3 (2000 mg), biotin (20 mg), folic acid (600 mg), panthothenic acid (7000 mg), chlorine chloride (150000 mg), manganese (80000 mg), iron (40000 mg), copper (10 mg), zinc (60000 mg), selenium (150 mg), iodine (1000 mg), magnesium (100 mg), ethoxyquine (500 g), and BHT (700 g)