| Ingredient (%) | Basal feed (for pre-experimental period and control group) | Treatment feed (for treatment group) |
| Diet composition (%) |
|
|
| Corn meal | 60.00 | 60.00 |
| Barley meal | 15.00 | 15.00 |
| Wheat bran | 10.30 | 10.30 |
| Soybean meal 44% | 12.40 | 12.40 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 0.45 | 0.45 |
| Limestone | 1.20 | 1.20 |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Salt | 0.40 | 0.40 |
| L-Lysine HCl | 0.11 | 0.11 |
| Vitamins and minerals1 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| Nutrient characteristics |
| |
| Dry Matter (%) | 90.20 | 90.44 |
| Crude Protein (%) | 13.55 | 14.02 |
| Ether extract (%) | 3.20 | 3.36 |
| Crude fiber (%) | 3.65 | 3.80 |
| Ash (%) | 5.85 | 6.21 |
| Starch (%) | 51.30 | 51.42 |
| Neutral detergent fiber (%) | 22.70 | 22.64 |
| Acid detergent fiber (%) | 6.80 | 6.94 |
| Digestible Energy1 (MJ/kg) | 14.48 | 14.51 |
| Net energy2 (MJ/kg) | 10.68 | 10.70 |
| Sanguinarine in the diet (mg/kg) | | 1.53 ± 0.273 |
| Chelerythrine in the diet (mg/kg) | | 0.53 ± 0.063 |