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. 2019 Apr 20;97(6):2515–2523. doi: 10.1093/jas/skz128

Table 1.

Ingredients composition and nutrient levels of the basal diet1 (air dry basis)

Ingredients Composition, % Items, unit Nutrient level2
Corn, 7.8% CP 65.0 CP, % 17.2
Soybean meal, 43% CP 22.0 DE, Mcal/kg 3.30
Wheat bran 5.0 DM, % 87.5
Fish meal, 65% CP 2.0 Ether extract, % 5.27
Soybean oil 2.5 Linoleic acid, % 2.69
Calcium phosphate 1.1 Calcium, % 0.70
Limestone 0.8 Total phosphorus, % 0.61
Salt 0.3 Available phosphorus, % 0.37
l-Lysine, 98% 0.2 Lysine, % 1.10
Threonine, 98% 0.1 Threonine, % 0.68
Vitamin and mineral premix3 1.0 Crude fiber, % 2.35
Total 100

1The basal diet was used throughout the trial period (from day 80 gestation until the piglets were weaned on day 21 of lactation).

2CP was an analyzed value, whereas the other nutrient levels were calculated.

3The vitamin and mineral premix supplied per kilogram of complete diet: 100 mg Zn (ZnSO4·H2O), 80 mg Fe (FeSO4·H2O), 22 mg Mn (MnSO4·H2O), 25 mg Cu (CuSO4·5H2O), 0.4 mg I (CaI2O6), 0.3 mg Se (Na2SeO3), 14,000 IU vitamin A, 4000 IU vitamin D3, 50 IU vitamin E, 124 mg vitamin K3, 4 mg vitamin B1, 10 mg vitamin B2, 0.04 mg vitamin B12, 4.8 mg vitamin B6, 40 mg niacin, 20 mg d-pantothenate, 2 mg folic acid, and 0.16 mg d-biotin.