Dietary Supplementation of Phoenix dactylifera Seeds Enhances Performance, Immune Response, and Antioxidant Status in Broilers
Table 2
Ingredients percentages and calculated composition analysis of the experimental finisher diets (as fed basis).
Ingredients %
Basal diet
DPS2
DPS4
DPS6
Corn
67.58
65.54
63.64
61.55
SBOM (CP 44%)
23
23.09
23.20
23.35
Corn gluten (CP 62%)
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
Corn oil
3.4
3.36
3.27
3.17
Limestone
1.15
1.12
1.10
1.05
Dicalcium phosphate
1.27
1.30
1.30
1.30
L-lysine
0.14
0.13
0.13
0.12
Dl-methionine
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
P. dactylifera seeds
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
Vitamin and mineral premix
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
NaCl
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.15
Total
100
100
100
100
Calculated and analyzed composition
ME
3187.63
3189.41
3188.58
3188.10
CP %
18.14
18.13
18.12
18.14
Lysine %
0.96
0.96
0.96
0.96
Methionine %
0.32
0.32
0.32
0.32
Calcium %
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.80
Av. (P)
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
SBM: soybean meal. ME: metabolizable energy (Kcal/ kg diet). CP: crude protein. Av. (P): available phosphorous. L-lysine, 99% feed grade. Dl-methionine, 99% feed grade, China. Vitamin and mineral premix (Hero mix) produced by Hero pharm Co., Egypt.
