Table 1. Ingredient composition of experimental gestation diets (%, as-fed basis).
| Items | Gestation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CON1) | CM1 | CM2 | |
| Ingredients | |||
| Corn | 49.02 | 48.93 | 49.33 |
| Soybean meal (48%) | 4.22 | 4.25 | 4.06 |
| Soybean oil | 2.06 | 2.10 | 1.89 |
| Dehulled soybean meal | 5.94 | 5.94 | 5.94 |
| Palm kernel meal | 2.00 | 1.94 | 2.30 |
| Wheat | 24.41 | 24.41 | 24.41 |
| Wheat bran | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.33 |
| Soybean hull | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.20 |
| Molasses | 3.25 | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Mono calcium phosphate | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 |
| Limestone | 1.39 | 1.09 | 0.69 |
| Magnesium oxide | 0.02 | - | - |
| Salt | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Methionine (99%) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Threonine (100%) | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
| L-Lysine (78%) | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 |
| Vitamin/mineral premix2) | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 |
| Choline (25%) | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| Phytase | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Ca-Mg complex | - | 0.40 | 0.40 |
| Calculated composition | |||
| Metabolizable energy (kcal/kg) | 3,200 | 3,200 | 3,200 |
| Analyzed composition | |||
| Dry matter | 88.5 | 89.1 | 88.6 |
| Gross energy | 3,45 | 3,45 | 3,46 |
| Crude protein | 12.8 | 13.0 | 12.9 |
| Fat | 4.40 | 4.44 | 4.24 |
| Calcium | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.62 |
| Phosphorous | 0.51 | 0.49 | 0.50 |
| Magnesium | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 |
| Lysine | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.70 |
| Methionine | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.22 |
1)
CON, basal diet; CM1, Basal diet – MgO - 0.3% limestone+ 0.40% marine derived Ca-Mg complex; CM2, basal diet - MgO - 0.7% limestone +0.40% marine derived Ca-Mg complex.
2)
Provided per kg of complete diet: 16,800 IU vitamin A; 2,400 IU vitamin D3; 108 mg vitamin E; 7.2 mg vitamin K; 18 mg riboflavin; 80.4 mg niacin; 2.64 mg thiamine; 45.6 mg D-pantothenic; 0.06 mg cobalamine; 12 mg Cu (as CuSO4); 60 mg Zn (as ZnSO4); 24 mg Mn (as MnSO4); 0.6 mg I (as Ca (IO3)2; 0.36 mg Se (as Na2SeO3).