Table II.

Ingredients and nutrient levels in the dry starter diet fed to the pigs after weaning

		Experiment 2
Ingredients	Experiment 1 (%)	STARTER-COL (%)	STARTER-CTRL (%)
Wheat	30.90	44.80	30.90
Colostrum B	0	20.00	0
White fish meal	8.61	0	8.61
Oat groat	15.00	15.00	15.00
Whey permeate	20.00	11.40	20.00
Soybean meal	15.00	3.60	15.00
NuProa	5.00	0	5.00
Canola oil	3.00	2.00	3.00
Limestone	0.43	0.90	0.43
Salt	0.44	0.63	0.44
Monocalcium phosphate	0	0.63	0
Zinc oxide	0.40	0.40	0.40
Lysine	0.47	0.36	0.47
Starter microbial phytase	0.20	0.20	0.20
Choline chloride	0.08	0.08	0.08
Methionine	0.25	0.03	0.25
Threonine	0.20	0	0.20
L-tryptophan	0.03	0	0.03
Nutrientsb
Crude protein	21.7	21.5	21.7
Crude fat	1.5	8.4	1.5
Crude fibre	5.6	1.6	5.6
Digestible energy (Mcal/kg)	3.69	3.76	3.69
Net energy (Mcal/kg)	2.62	2.76	2.62
Calcium	0.9	0.9	0.9
Available phosphorus	0.8	0.7	0.8
Sodium	0.47	0.45	0.47
Total lysine	1.58	1.64	1.58
Total threonine:lysine	0.64	0.77	0.64
Total methionine + cystine:lysine	0.58	0.61	0.58
Total tryptophan:lysine	0.17	0.20	0.17

^aAlltech Canada, Guelph, Ontario.

^bAs-fed basis; estimated 90% dry matter.

STARTER-COL — Diet devoid of all animal by-products except 20% (w/v) colostrum B;

STARTER-CTRL — Same starter diet as used in experiment 1.