Table 11.
Added vitamin and trace mineral concentrations in boar diets
| Count, N1 | Weighted average2 | Average | Ratio to NRC | Standard deviation | Low | 25% | Median | 75% | High | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamins | ||||||||||
| A, IU/kg | 21 | 11,193 | 10,410 | 2.60 | 1,644 | 5,733 | 9,458 | 9,922 | 12,000 | 13,230 |
| D, IU/kg | 21 | 2,398 | 2,710 | 13.5 | 885.9 | 1,653 | 2,077 | 2,365 | 2,873 | 4,499 |
| E, IU/kg | 21 | 118.4 | 104.4 | 2.37 | 34.6 | 44.1 | 77.3 | 103.4 | 126.0 | 173.3 |
| K, mg/kg | 21 | 3.93 | 4.12 | 8.25 | 2.74 | 1.32 | 2.20 | 4.41 | 4.74 | 14.5 |
| Thiamin, mg/kg | 20 | 2.58 | 2.53 | 2.53 | 1.50 | 0.25 | 2.02 | 2.21 | 2.99 | 5.95 |
| Riboflavin, mg/kg | 21 | 9.25 | 8.94 | 2.38 | 1.36 | 7.05 | 7.72 | 8.82 | 9.92 | 12.0 |
| Niacin, mg/kg | 21 | 46.1 | 46.4 | 4.65 | 6.52 | 39.4 | 41.9 | 44.1 | 49.6 | 65.0 |
| Pantothenic acid, mg/kg | 21 | 32.9 | 30.9 | 2.58 | 6.18 | 20.0 | 27.4 | 30.3 | 33.1 | 45.2 |
| Pyridoxine, mg/kg | 21 | 4.78 | 4.05 | 4.05 | 2.00 | 0.21 | 2.76 | 3.97 | 4.41 | 8.85 |
| B12, μg/kg | 21 | 40.5 | 39.6 | 2.64 | 11.2 | 20.0 | 33.7 | 38.6 | 39.7 | 81.0 |
| Biotin, mg/kg | 21 | 0.47 | 0.38 | 1.91 | 0.14 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.36 | 0.44 | 0.65 |
| Folic acid, mg/kg | 21 | 3.04 | 2.47 | 1.90 | 1.59 | 1.10 | 1.65 | 1.93 | 2.43 | 8.27 |
| Choline, mg/kg | 16 | 455.7 | 534.0 | 0.43 | 155.8 | 250.0 | 486.7 | 523.5 | 629.3 | 908.5 |
| C,3 mg/kg | 4 | 192.3 | 342.3 | – | 314.3 | 137.8 | 137.8 | 173.6 | 378.2 | 884.3 |
| Trace minerals | ||||||||||
| Copper, mg/kg | 21 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 3.91 | 6.91 | 11.6 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 20.0 | 43.2 |
| Manganese, mg/kg | 21 | 47.9 | 55.1 | 2.76 | 27.9 | 20.0 | 40.0 | 50.0 | 59.4 | 153.6 |
| Selenium, mg/kg | 21 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
| Zinc, mg/kg | 21 | 138.7 | 141.8 | 2.84 | 39.2 | 60.0 | 125.0 | 125.7 | 157.8 | 256.0 |
| Iodine, mg/kg | 21 | 0.59 | 0.64 | 4.57 | 0.25 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 1.20 |
| Iron, mg/kg | 21 | 88.2 | 103.6 | 1.29 | 16.9 | 45.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 110.0 | 140.0 |
| Chromium,3 mg/kg | 14 | 0.20 | 0.20 | – | 0.01 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| Carnitine,3 mg/kg | 2 | 220.0 | 220.0 | – | – | 220.0 | 220.0 | 220.0 | 220.0 | 220.0 |
1Respondents who added the nutrient to the diet from the 3,236,400 sows surveyed. Reported values are on a complete-feed basis.
2Sum of the products of the inclusion level multiplied by the size of the production (# of sows), divided by the total number of sows from the participants that provided added levels for that nutrient.
3 NRC (2012) does not provide a recommendation level of the nutrient.