India: Feed and Feed Ingredients Standards

Nutrients

Starter

Grower

Finisher

Crude protein (%)

40-45

30-35

30-35

Non-protein nitrogen (%)

<0.2

Crude lipid (%)

6-8

Crude fibre (%)

3-4

3-5

3-5

Digestible energy (kcal/kg of feed)

3200-3600

Essential fatty acid

Linoleic acid+linolenic acid (%)

0.5

Eicosapentenoic acid (EPA)+Decosahexaenoic acid (DHA) (%)

0.5

Phospholipids (lecithin) (%)

1.0

0.4

0.4

Cholesterol (%)

0.5

0.2

0.2

Astaxanthin (ppm)

-

-

200

Essential amino acid

Arginine (%)

2.03-2.32

1.74-2.03

1.74-2.03

Isoleucine (%)

1.23-1.40

1.05-1.23

1.05-1.23

Methionine (%)

0.84-0.96

0.72-0.84

0.72-0.84

Phenylalanine+tyrosine (%)

1.89-2.16

1.62-1.89

1.62-1.89

Phenylalanine (%)

1.40-1.60

1.20-1.40

1.20-1.40

Tryptophan (%)

0.28-0.32

0.24-0.28

0.24-0.28

Histidine (%)

0.74-0.84

0.63-0.74

0.63-0.74

Lysine (%)

1.86-2.12

1.59-1.86

1.59-1.86

Threonine (%)

1.26-1.44

1.08-1.26

1.08-1.26

Valine (%)

1.40-1.60

1.20-1.40

1.20-1.40