Table 1. Formula and calculated nutritional values of the basal diet

Ingredients	C	Silkworm powder
		0.01%	0.03%	0.05%
	---------- % ----------
Corn	56.50	56.50	56.50	56.50
Soybean meal	18.90	18.90	18.90	18.90
Corn gluten meal	4.00	3.99	3.97	3.95
Wheat bran	7.60	7.60	7.60	7.60
Soybean oil	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
L-Lysine (99.0%)	0.35	0.35	0.35	0.35
DL-Methionine (99.0%)	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05
Tricalcuium phosphate	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Limstone	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00
Salt	0.35	0.35	0.35	0.35
Vitamin-mineral mixture1)	0.60	0.60	0.60	0.60
Silkworm powder	0.00	0.01	0.03	0.05
Total	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
Chemical composition2)
ME (kcal/kg)	2,650	2,650	2,650	2,650
Crude protein (%)	15.5	15.5	15.5	15.5
Lysine (%)	0.71	0.71	0.71	0.71
Methionine (%)	0.31	0.31	0.31	0.31
Methionine+cystine (%)	0.64	0.64	0.64	0.64
Calcium (%)	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Available phosphorus (%)	0.30	0.30	0.30	0.30

Vitamin-mineral mixture provided following nutrients per kg of diet: vitamin A, 15,000 IU; vitamin D₃, 1,500 IU; vitamin E, 20.0 mg; vitamin K₃, 0.70 mg; vitamin B₁₂, 0.02 mg; niacin, 22.5 mg; thiamin, 5.0 mg; folic acid, 0.70 mg; pyridoxin, 1.3 mg; riboflavin, 5 mg; pantothenic acid, 25 mg; choline chloride, 175 mg; Mn, 60 mg; Zn, 45 mg; I, 1.25 mg; Cu, 10.0 mg; Fe, 72 mg; Co, 2.5 mg.
Calculated value.