Biological mechanisms discriminating growth rate and adult body weight phenotypes in two Chinese indigenous chicken breeds

Table 4 Diet compositions of the feed of Wuding and Daweishan chicken

The components of the feed are given in percentage for each component
¹: Period I is age 1–21 days; ²: Period II = older than 21 days of age; ³: Supplied per kilogram of diet: antioxidant, 100 mg; biotin, 0.3 mg; vitamin A, 12,000 IU; vitamin D3, 3000 IU; vitamin E, 18.75 mg; vitamin K3, 2.65 mg; vitamin C, 12.6 mg; cyanocobalamin, 0.025 mg; folic acid, 2.2 mg; niacin, 35 mg; pyridoxine, 6 mg; riboflavin, 9 mg; thiamine, 3.0 mg; choline chloride, 600 mg; Co, 0.3 mg; Cu, 12 mg; Fe, 50 mg; I, 1 mg; Mn, 125 mg; Mo, 0.5 mg; Se, 200 lg; Zn, 60 mg
² Diet given to chicken older than 21 days

ISSN: 1471-2164