Table 1.

Formula of the experimental diets during the early weaning phase (weeks 0 to 3)

Ingredient (%)	Treatment1)
	CP16	CP17	CP18	CP19	CP20	CP21
Expanded corn	63.05	60.45	57.84	55.30	52.67	50.11
Soybean meal	2.44	5.25	8.07	10.90	13.70	16.53
Fermented soybean meal	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00
Soy oil	1.07	1.12	1.18	1.21	1.26	1.30
Whey base	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Lactose base	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00
Fish meal	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Blood plasma	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
L-Lysine sulfate, 55%	0.98	0.84	0.70	0.56	0.43	0.29
DL-Met, 98%	0.15	0.13	0.12	0.10	0.09	0.07
L-Threonine, 98.5%	0.23	0.19	0.14	0.09	0.05	0.00
L-Tryptophan, 99%	0.08	0.07	0.05	0.03	0.02	0.00
Monocalcium phosphate	1.05	1.00	0.95	0.88	0.85	0.79
Limestone	1.15	1.15	1.15	1.13	1.13	1.11
Vit. Mix2)	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10
Min. Mix3)	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10
Salt	0.30	0.30	0.30	0.30	0.30	0.30
Zinc oxide	0.30	0.30	0.30	0.30	0.30	0.30
Total	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00

¹⁾CP16, corn-SBM-based diet (early weaning CP 16%/late weaning CP 15%); CP17, corn-SBM-based diet (early weaning CP 17%/late weaning CP 16%; CP18, corn-SBM-based diet (early weaning CP 18%/late weaning CP 17%); CP19, corn-SBM-based diet (early weaning CP 19%/late weaning CP 18%); CP20, corn-SBM-based diet (early weaning CP 20%/late weaning CP 19%); CP21, corn-SBM-based diet (early weaning CP 21%/late weaning CP 20%).

²⁾Quantities of vitamins provided per kg of complete diet: vitamin A, 8,000 IU; vitamin D₃, 1,800 IU; vitamin E, 80 IU; vitamin K₃, 2 mg; riboflavin, 7 mg; calcium pantothenic acid, 25 mg; niacin, 27 mg; D-biotin, 200 μg; vitamin B₁₂, 50 μg.

³⁾Quantities of minerals provided per kg of complete diet: Fe, 150 mg; Cu, 105 mg; Mn, 51 mg; I, 1 mg; Se, 0.3 mg; Zn, 72 mg.