Table 2.
Ingredient composition and nutrition components of the diets (%, as-fed basis).
| Items | Experimental Phases and Treatments 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d 0–14 | d 14–28 | |||
| CON | FP | CON | FP | |
| Ingredients | ||||
| Corn | 16.45 | 16.45 | 21.17 | 21.17 |
| Extruded corn | 32.00 | 32.00 | 40.00 | 40.00 |
| Soybean meal (46% CP) | 14.00 | 14.00 | 17.50 | 17.50 |
| Extruded soybean | 11.50 | 11.50 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| Fish meal | 5.60 | 5.60 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Whey powder | 15.00 | 15.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Soybean oil | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.20 | 1.20 |
| Monocalcium phosphate | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 0.60 |
| Limestone (CaCO3) | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.90 | 0.90 |
| Salt | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
| Choline chloride (60%) | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| L-Lysine HCl | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.08 | 1.08 |
| DL-Methionine | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| Threonine | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.24 |
| Tryptophan | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Phytase | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Acidifier | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 |
| Zinc oxide | 0.20 | 0.20 | - | - |
| Antioxidant | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Vitamin and mineral premix 1 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Mineral premix 1 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| Wheat bran | 0.53 | 0.33 | 2.23 | 2.03 |
| Fermented purslane | - | 0.20 | - | 0.20 |
| Total | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Analyzed nutrient level, % | ||||
| Dry matter | 91.83 | 91.74 | 90.19 | 90.27 |
| Crude protein | 19.11 | 19.57 | 17.93 | 18.14 |
| Calcium | 0.89 | 0.86 | 0.97 | 0.95 |
| Phosphorus | 0.53 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.58 |
| Calculated nutrient level, % | ||||
| ME, MJ/kg | 14.23 | 14.23 | 14.02 | 14.02 |
| SID Lysine 2 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.15 | 1.15 |
| SID Methionine | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.34 | 0.34 |
| SID Threonine | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.68 | 0.68 |
| SID Tryptophan | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.19 |
Notes: 1 The vitamin and mineral premix supplied per kg of diet: niacin, 38.4 mg; calcium pantothenate, 25 mg; folic acid, 1.68 mg; biotin, 0.16 mg; vitamin A, 35.2 mg; vitamin B1, 4 mg; vitamin B2, 12 mg; vitamin B6, 8.32 mg; vitamin B12, 4.8 mg; vitamin D3, 7.68 mg; vitamin E, 128 mg; vitamin K3, 8.16 mg; zinc (ZnSO4·H2O), 110 mg; copper (CuSO4·5H2O), 125 mg; selenium (Na2SeO3), 0.19 mg; iron (FeSO4·H2O), 171 mg; cobalt (CoCl2), 0.19 mg; manganese (MnSO4·H2O), 42.31 mg; iodine (Ca(IO3)2), 0.54 mg. 2 SID = standardized ileal digestibility. 3 CON, piglets that were fed a standard corn–soybean meal basal diet; FP, piglets that were fed a basal diet supplemented with 0.20% fermented purslane.