Table 1.
Ingredients and nutrient composition of the basal diets (Phase 1, 2 and 3)1
| Ingredients, % | Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn |
39.00 |
51.36 |
63.73 |
| Soybean meal, 48% |
20.00 |
25.00 |
30.00 |
| Choice white grease |
3.00 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
| Dicalcium |
0.00 |
0.60 |
1.30 |
| Limestone |
0.55 |
0.60 |
0.50 |
| Salt |
0.30 |
0.30 |
0.50 |
| l-Lysine |
0.25 |
0.27 |
0.39 |
| DL-Methionine |
0.21 |
0.18 |
0.18 |
| L-Threonine |
0.16 |
0.16 |
0.19 |
| L-Tryptophan |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.00 |
| Granular whey |
5.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Porcine plasma protein |
4.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
| Dairy Lac 80 |
20.00 |
10.00 |
0.00 |
| Fish meal select |
6.00 |
5.00 |
0.00 |
| ZnO |
0.30 |
0.30 |
0.00 |
| Copper sulfate |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
| Vitamins Mix2 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
| Trace mineral Mix3 |
0.15 |
0.15 |
0.15 |
| Mecadox |
1.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
|
Total |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
|
Calculated nutrients |
|
|
|
| ME (Mcal/kg) |
3.52 |
3.46 |
3.46 |
| CP, % |
21.67 |
21.77 |
20.12 |
| TID Lysine, % 4 |
1.39 |
1.35 |
1.25 |
| TID Met, % |
0.52 |
0.50 |
0.45 |
| TID M + C, % |
0.83 |
0.81 |
0.75 |
| TID Threonine, % |
0.93 |
0.88 |
0.82 |
| TID Tryptophan, % |
0.25 |
0.25 |
0.21 |
| TID Isoleucine, % |
0.77 |
0.78 |
0.73 |
| TID Valine, % |
0.93 |
0.91 |
0.82 |
| Glutamate, % |
3.69 |
3.79 |
3.62 |
| Total P, % |
0.64 |
0.67 |
0.63 |
| Available P, % |
0.43 |
0.40 |
0.30 |
| Ca, % |
0.80 |
0.80 |
0.60 |
| Na, % |
0.32 |
0.21 |
0.21 |
| Lactose, % | 19.50 | 8.00 | 0.00 |
1L-Glutamine was supplemented at 1% of the diet at the expense of corn. Amino-Gut was supplemented 0.8% in phase 1 and 2; and at 0.6% in phase 3.
2Vitamin Mix contained per kg of premix: vitamin A Acetate 4,231,292 IU; vitamin D3 603,174 IU; vitamin E ascorbate 24,172 IU; vitamin B12 14.97 mg; riboflavin spray dried 3,023 mg; niacin 18,140 mg; d-pantothenic 12,093 mg; menadione 1,995 mg; folic acid spray dried 907 mg; biotin spray dried 121 mg.
3Trace mineral Mix contained: ferrous sulfate 11.02%; copper sulfate 1.10%; ethylenediamine dihydriodine 198 ppm; manganese oxide 2.64%; sodium selenite 198.4 ppm; zinc sulfate 11.02%.
4Total ileal digestible lysine.