Table 3. Ingredient and nutrient composition of the finisher diets.
| LP1 | NP1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | AA-B2 | AA-S2 | AA-B | AA-S | |
| Ingredient, g/kg of feed | |||||
| Maize | 360.10 | 360.10 | 450.10 | 450.10 | |
| Soybean meal | 115.70 | 115.70 | 144.60 | 144.60 | |
| Barley | 240.00 | 240.00 | 300.00 | 300.00 | |
| Maize starch | 187.20 | 185.30 | 36.40 | 34.10 | |
| Wheat | 20.00 | 20.00 | 20.00 | 20.00 | |
| Sugarcane molasses | 12.20 | 12.20 | 12.50 | 12.50 | |
| Limestone | 7.40 | 7.40 | 6.50 | 6.50 | |
| Monocalcium phosphate | 14.00 | 14.30 | 13.20 | 13.60 | |
| Soybean oil | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | |
| Vitamin + mineral mix3 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.60 | 2.60 | |
| Salt | 2.40 | 2.40 | 2.80 | 2.80 | |
| L-lysine HCl | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 | |
| Titanium dioxide | 5.30 | 5.30 | 3.00 | 3.00 | |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.70 | |
| L-threonine | 0.70 | 1.40 | 0.70 | 1.60 | |
| L-tryptophan | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.40 | |
| DL-methionine | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Cellulose4 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Nutrients calculated, g/kg | |||||
| NE, MJ/kg5 | 9.84 | 9.84 | 9.84 | 9.84 | |
| DM | 885.9 | 886.5 | 881.6 | 887.7 | |
| Crude protein | 132.0 | 126.0 | 151.0 | 148.0 | |
| Starch5 | 541.7 | 509.4 | 541.7 | 540.2 | |
| Lys6 | 8.00 | 7.60 | 8.90 | 8.90 | |
| Thr6 | 5.30 | 5.60 | 5.90 | 6.50 | |
| Trp6 | 1.51 | 1.62 | 1.68 | 1.91 | |
| Met + Cys6 | 4.03 | 4.22 | 4.68 | 5.04 | |
| Ile6 | 4.90 | 4.60 | 5.70 | 5.60 | |
| Arg6 | 7.30 | 6.80 | 8.20 | 8.20 | |
| Phe6 | 6.00 | 5.60 | 6.80 | 6.80 | |
| His6 | 3.10 | 2.90 | 3.50 | 3.50 | |
| Leu6 | 10.10 | 9.60 | 11.90 | 11.30 | |
| Tyr6 | 4.00 | 3.70 | 4.70 | 4.70 | |
| Val6 | 6.00 | 5.70 | 6.60 | 6.60 | |
1 LP = low CP concentration diet, NP = normal CP concentration diet.
2 AA-B = basal dietary AA profile, AA-S = supplemented dietary AA profile containing 20% more Met, Thr, and Trp compared with the basal profile.
3 Supplied the following per kilogram of diet: 3.0 mg riboflavin, 20 mg niacine, 20 mg d-pantothenic acid, 10 mg choline chloride, 0.015 mg cyanocobalamin, 40 mg dl-α-tocopheryl acetate, 1.5 mg menadione, 6,000 IU retinyl acetate, 1,200 IU cholecalciferol, 0.2 mg folic acid, 1.0 mg thiamin, 1.0 mg pyridoxine HCl, 50 mg manganese oxide, 267 mg iron SO4·H2O, 60 mg copper SO4·5H2O, 140 mg zinc SO4·H2O, 0.44 mg disodium selenium trioxide,1.0 mg potassium iodate.
4 Opticell (Agromed Austri GmbH, Kremsmünster, Austria).
5 Based on chemical composition, digestibility, and energy value for pigs from the Centraal Veevoeder Bureau livestock feed table.
6 Analyzed values.