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Table 1. Ingredients and chemical composition of basal (corn-soybean meal, SBM) and experimental diets (corn-soybean and sesame meal, SM).

Feed ingredients (%)	SBM-based diets			SM-based diets
	(1–11 d)	(11–24 d)	(24–42 d)	(1–11 d)	(11–24 d)	(24–42 d)
Corn grain	55.19	59.71	63.17	55.60	60.08	63.63
Soybean meal (45.83%)	38.27	33.92	29.44	23.1	18.76	14.27
Sesame meal (46.03%)	–	–	–	15.00	15.00	15.00
Dicalcium phosphate	1.73	1.49	1.44	1.71	1.47	1.35
Oyster shell	1.20	1.13	1.00	0.54	0.47	0.36
Vitamin supplement	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25
Mineral supplement	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25
DL-Methionine	0.26	0.23	0.21	0.16	0.13	0.11
L-Lysine HCl	0.39	0.31	0.29	0.65	0.57	0.56
L-Threonine	0.04	0.02	0	0.09	0.05	0.04
Common salt	0.38	0.33	0.31	0.30	0.20	0.20
Soybean oil	1.57	1.91	3.34	1.76	2.12	3.52
Choline	0.27	0.26	0.10	0.27	0.26	0.10
Sodium bicarbonate	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.32	0.39	0.36
Chemical composition (calculated)
Metabolizable energy (kcal/kg)	2950	3020	3150	2950	3020	3150
Crude protein (%)	22.6	21.00	19.2	22.6	21.00	19.2
Calcium (%)	0.94	0.85	0.78	0.94	0.85	0.78
Available phosphorus (%)	0.47	0.42	0.40	0.47	0.42	0.39
Methionine (%)	0.55	0.50	0.46	0.55	0.50	0.46
Lysine (%)	1.42	1.26	1.14	1.42	1.26	1.14
Threonine	0.94	0.84	0.74	0.94	0.84	0.74
Methionine + Cysteine	0.96	0.83	0.79	0.96	0.83	0.79

Vitamin–mineral mixture supplied per kilogram of diet: Vit A: 15000 IU, Vit D3: 2000 IU, Vit E: 20mg, Vit K3: 5 mg, Vit B2: 5 mg, Vit B1: 2 mg, Vit B12: 0.02 mg, Vit B6: 2 mg, Pantothenic acid: 12 mg, Biotin: 0.1 mg, Niacin: 25 mg, Folic acid: 1 mg, Copper: 5 mg, Iodine: 1 mg, Manganese: 70 mg, Iron: 50mg, Zinc: 50 mg and Selenium: 0.1 mg.