Table 3. Calculated nutrient content of the diets used in Experiment 2, as fed basis.
Diets | ||||
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Nutrients | T-1 | T-2 and T-3 | T-4 and T-5 | Starter |
Crude Protein | 18.33 | 18.52 | 18.77 | 18.25 |
Crude Fibre | 3.31 | 3.24 | 3.16 | 3.83 |
Fat | 5.30 | 5.36 | 5.30 | 5.25 |
Ash | 6.00 | 6.02 | 6.28 | 5.84 |
Lactose | 7.29 | 7.29 | 7.29 | 5.00 |
Energy (MJ ME/kg) | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.6 |
Calcium | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.80 |
Phosphorous | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.73 | 0.70 |
Chloride | 0.46 | 0.42 | 0.49 | 0.42 |
Sodium | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.30 | 0.15 |
Methionine | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.41 | 0.43 |
Methionine+Cystine | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.75 |
Lysine | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.25 |
Tryptophan | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.25 |
Threonine | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.81 |
1All pigs fed the common starter diet from d 15 to 28 of age.