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Table 1 Composition of the diet of chickens

From: Effects of orally applied butyrate bolus on histone acetylation and cytochrome P450 enzyme activity in the liver of chicken – a randomized controlled trial

Item

 

Ingredient, g/kg

 

Corn

593.7

Soybean meal

310.0

Corn gluten meal

50.0

Limestone

15.0

Monocalcium phosphate

18.5

NaCl

4.0

Vitamin-mineral mixture1

6.0

L-Lysine HCl

1.8

DL-Methionine

1.0

Calculated nutrient composition

 

Crude protein, g/kg

212.2

Ether extract, g/kg

29.4

Crude fiber, g/kg

25.3

Ash, g/kg

65.9

AME, MJ/kg

11.9

Lysine, g/kg

11.9

Methionine, g/kg

4.9

Methionine + Cysteine, g/kg

8.6

Calcium, g/kg

11.6

Available phosphorus, g/kg

4.5

  1. 1Provided (per kilogram of diet): Se, 0.24 mg; Fe, 135 mg; Mn, 136 mg; Cu, 22 mg; Zn, 110 mg; I, 1.2 mg; retinyl acetate, 4.14 mg; cholecalciferol 0.075 mg; α-tocopherol, 26.85 mg, choline chloride, 360 mg; menadione, 3.0 mg; riboflavin, 7.0 mg; cobalamine, 0.03 mg; niacin, 40 mg; pantothenic acid, 12 mg; folic acid, 1.0 mg; pyridoxine, 5.0 mg.