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Table 1 Ingredients and calculated composition of experimental diets

From: Evaluation of cottonseed bioactive peptides supplementation on performance, egg quality, and total antioxidant activity of serum in laying hens

 

Cottonseed bioactive peptide inclusion (BPC; g/kg)

Item

0.0

5.0

Ingredients, g/kg (as-fed)

Corn (7.5% CP)

517.2

518.4

Soybean meal (44% CP)

273.8

268.5

Corn gluten meal (55.4% CP)

30.0

30.0

Cottonseed bioactive peptides (46% CP)

0.0

5.0

Wheat bran (14.9% CP)

10.0

9.5

Soybean oil

43.8

43.7

DL-methionine

2.4

2.4

L-lysine

1.1

1.1

L-threonine

0.3

0.3

Choline chloride

0.3

0.3

Mono calcium phosphate (15% Ca, 22.5% P)

16.3

16.3

Calcium carbonate

98.3

98.0

Sodium chloride

3.2

3.2

Sodium bicarbonate

1.3

1.3

Trace mineral premix1

1

1

Vitamin premix2

1

1

Calculated composition, g/kg

Metabolizable energy, kcal/kg

2,860

2,860

Crude protein

180

180

Lysine

9.8

9.8

Methionine

2.81

2.78

Methionine + Cysteine

8.2

8.2

Threonine

7.0

7.0

Tryptophan

2.0

2.1

Arginine

11.2

11.3

Valine

8.3

8.3

Isoleucine

7.4

7.4

Calcium

41.0

41.0

Available P

4.5

4.5

Ether extract

68.9

68.7

Linoleic acid

31.5

31.5

Crude fiber

26.6

26.3

Analyzed content, g/kg

  

Crude protein

183

182

  1. 1Provided the following per kilogram of diet: Mg, 85 mg; Fe, 80 mg; Cu, 10 mg; Zn, 80 mg; Se, 0.3 mg; I, 1.0 mg
  2. 2Provided the following per kilogram of diet: vitamin A, 12,000 IU; vitamin D3, 3,000 IU; vitamin E,20 IU; vitamin K, 3.0 mg; thiamin, 2.2 mg; riboflavin, 6.5 mg; nicotinic acid, 40 mg; pantothenic acid, 10 mg; pyridoxine, 4.5 mg; biotin, 0.20 mg; folic acid, 1.0 mg; vitamin B12, 0.02 mg