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. 2017 Dec;95(12):5455–5465. doi: 10.2527/jas2017.1789

Table 2.

Composition of the experimental diets for Exp. 2, as-fed basis1

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3
Low SBM2 Medium SBM3 High SBM Low SBM Medium SBM3 High SBM Common
Phytase, FTU4/kg Phytase, FTU/kg Phytase, FTU/kg Phytase, FTU/kg Phytase, FTU/kg Phytase, FTU/kg Phytase, FTU/kg
Ingredient, % 600 2,600 600 2,600 600 2,600 600 2,600 600 2,600 600 2,600 600 2,600
Corn, 8.5% CP 18.80 18.80 11.92 11.92 5.04 5.04 45.23 45.23 40.28 40.28 35.33 35.33 50.68 50.64
Soybean meal, 15.00 15.00 22.50 22.50 30.00 30.00 20.00 20.00 27.50 27.50 35.00 35.00 29.00 29.00
Corn DDGS5 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 9.00 9.00 7.50 7.50 6.00 6.00 10.40 10.40
Oat groats, steamed, 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Whey permeate6 21.98 21.98 21.97 21.97 21.95 21.95 6.10 6.10 6.10 6.10 6.10 6.10
Wheat middlings 5.60 5.60
Plasma protein7 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Plant protein product8 9.50 9.50 8.50 8.50 7.50 7.50 7.75 7.75 6.38 6.38 5.00 5.00
Choice white grease 2.15 2.15 2.93 2.93 3.70 3.70 1.50 1.50 2.15 2.15 2.80 2.80 1.30 1.30
L-Lys HCL 0.39 0.39 0.20 0.20 0.41 0.41 0.24 0.24 0.07 0.07 0.42 0.42
DL-Met 0.22 0.22 0.16 0.16 0.18 0.18 0.13 0.13 0.08 0.08 0.14 0.14
L-Thr 0.06 0.06 0.03 0.03 0.06 0.06 0.03 0.03 0.11 0.11
L-Trp 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.04 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.04 0.04
Limestone 0.30 0.30 0.25 0.25 0.20 0.20 1.22 1.22 1.14 1.14 1.07 1.07 1.08 1.08
Monocalcium phosphate 0.22 0.22 0.19 0.19 0.15 0.15 0.73 0.73 0.75 0.75 0.77 0.77 0.57 0.57
Salt 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.40 0.40
Zinc oxide 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33
Vitamin–mineral premix9 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15
Organic acid blend10 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.10 0.10
Choline chloride, 60% 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07
Antibiotic11 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50
Pellet binder 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10
Phytase premix12 0.01 0.05 0.01 0.05 0.01 0.05 0.01 0.05 0.01 0.05 0.01 0.05 0.01 0.05
Calculated nutrient composition
    ME, Mcal/kg 3.54 3.54 3.58 3.58 3.61 3.61 3.39 3.39 3.42 3.42 3.45 3.45 3.37 3.37
    CP, % 23.60 23.60 25.80 25.80 28.00 28.00 23.10 23.10 24.90 24.90 26.60 26.60 22.22 22.22
    Total Lys, % 1.66 1.66 1.66 1.66 1.67 1.67 1.56 1.56 1.56 1.56 1.56 1.56 1.39 1.39
    Standardized ileal digestible Lys, % 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.41 1.41 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.27 1.27
    Ca, % 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.78 0.78
    Total P, % 0.56 0.56 0.58 0.58 0.60 0.60 0.59 0.59 0.61 0.61 0.64 0.64 0.57 0.57
    Available P, % 0.41 0.41 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40
    Phytate P, % 0.16 0.16 0.18 0.18 0.20 0.20 0.21 0.21 0.23 0.23 0.25 0.25 0.24 0.24
Analyzed nutrient composition
    CP, % 22.01 22.43 23.98 24.44 26.32 26.35 21.43 22.04 23.49 23.35 24.64 25.14
1

The Phase 1 diet was fed at 1.8 kg/pig and the Phase 2 diet was fed at 5.5 kg/pig.

2

SBM = soybean meal.

3

Dietary treatments of medium SBM for Phase 1 and 2 were created on the farm by blending a portion of low- and high-SBM diets of the respective phase using an automated feeding system.

4

FTU = phytase units.

5

DDGS = distiller's dried grains with solubles.

6

Dairy Lac 80 (International Ingredient Corp., Monett, MO).

7

AP920 Animal Plasma (APC, Inc., Ankeny, IA).

8

Contained NF8 (Nutraferma, Sioux City, IA), dried fermentation biomass (Ajinomoto Heartland, Inc., Fort Lee, NJ), and NuPro (Alltech, Nicholasville, KY).

9

Supplied per kilogram of complete diet: 105 mg zinc as zinc sulfate, 100 mg iron as ferrous sulfate, 45 mg manganese as manganous oxide, 15 mg copper as copper sulfate, 0.7 mg iodine as ethylenediamine dihydroiodide, 0.3 mg selenium as sodium selenite, 9,923 IU vitamin A, 1,654 IU vitamin D3, 77.1 mg vitamin E, 3.9 mg vitamin K, 44.1 µg vitamin B12, 9.9 mg riboflavin, 33.1 mg D-pantothenic acid, 55.1 mg niacin, 3.3 mg thiamine, 5.5 mg pyridoxine, 992 µg folic acid, and 276 µg biotin.

10

AviPlus (Vetagro Inc., Chicago, IL).

11

Pulmotil 18G (Elanco Animal Health, Indianapolis, IN).

12

Quantum Blue (minimum phytase activity of 5,000 FTU/g; AB Vista, Marlborough, UK).