Effect of Dietary Lead on Intestinal Nutrient Transporters mRNA Expression in Broiler Chickens

Table 1

Ingredient composition of basal diet.

Ingredient (g/kg unless otherwise stated)	1–21 days
Ground yellow corn	538.9
Soybean meal	361.9
Fish meal	30.0
Palm oil	37.4
Choline chloride (60%)	2.5
Trimix^1	1.0
Salt (NaCl)	2.0
DL-methionine	1.8
Limestone	13.0
Dicalcium phosphate	11.5
Total	1000.0
Calculated analysis (g/kg except energy)
Crude protein	220.0
Crude fat	63.1
Crude fiber	38.0
Calcium	10.2
Phosphorus	4.5
Metabolisable energy (MJ/kg)	13.06

Trimix (per kg Trimix): iron 100 g; manganese 110 g; copper 20 g; zinc 100 g; iodine 2 g; selenite 0.2 g; cobalt 0.6 g; santoquin 0.6 g; folic acid 0.33 g; thiamin 0.83 g; pyridoxine 1.33 g; biotin 2% 0.03 g; riboflavin 2 g; cyanocobalamin 0.03 g; D-calcium pantothenate 3.75 g; niacin 23.3 g; retinol 2000 mg; cholecalciferol 25 mg; α-tocopherol 23,000 mg IU.