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. 2015 Jul 21;10(7):e0133500. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133500

Table 3. Analyzed composition of sow gestation diets and piglet milk replacers 1 .

Sow Gestation Diets Piglet Milk Replacers
Item Deficient Sufficient Deficient Sufficient
Dry matter, % 87.33 87.32 96.73 96.87
————————————g/100 g of dry matter————————————
Organic matter 95.35 95.57 91.56 91.63
Crude protein 13.51 13.64 24.40 23.96
Crude fat 4.35 3.39 15.26 15.67
Gross energy, kcal/g 4.43 4.37 4.68 4.84
Choline, mg/kg 625 1,306 477 1,528
Folic acid, mg/kg 1.43 1.45 1.21 1.01
Amino acids
    Arg 0.78 0.76 1.31 1.40
    Cys 0.21 0.21 0.34 0.50
    Iso 0.54 0.53 0.94 1.01
    Leu 1.26 1.26 1.56 1.65
    Lys 0.63 0.62 4.31 4.16
    Met 0.39 0.36 0.29 0.26
    Phe 0.65 0.64 1.00 1.06
    Thr 0.44 0.44 0.69 0.74
    Trp 0.15 0.15 0.33 0.32
    Val 0.68 0.65 1.02 1.08

1Experimental diets were formulated to meet or exceed requirements for sows and piglets [24].