Table 2.
Composition of the experimental dry creep mealsa
| CON | lc-AXOS | CELL | lc-AXOS+CELL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingredient composition, % | ||||
| Basal meal b | 91.0 | 91.0 | 91.0 | 91.0 |
| Chromium oxide (III) | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Cellulosec | 5.0 | 5.0 | ||
| lc-AXOSd | 2.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Corn starch heat treated | 8.7 | 6.7 | 3.7 | 1.7 |
| Calculated nutrient composition, per kg | ||||
| ME, MJ | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.5 |
| NE, MJ | 11.5 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 10.7 |
| Lys, g | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.5 |
| Met+Cys, g | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.8 |
| Thr, g | 10.2 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Trp, g | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Starch (Ewers method), g | 241 | 229 | 210 | 198 |
| Lactose, g | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 |
| Calcium, g | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Phosphorus, g | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| Copper (total), mg | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 |
| Zinc (total), mg | 101 | 100 | 100 | 99 |
| Analysed nutrient composition, per kg | ||||
| Moisture, g | 65 | 65 | 64 | 62 |
| Crude protein, g | 188 | 189 | 186 | 185 |
| Crude fat, g | 125 | 123 | 119 | 118 |
| Ash, g | 50 | 51 | 50 | 50 |
| NDF, g | 60 | 67 | 114 | 107 |
aPiglets were fed supplemental milk diets (water:powder ratio 2.5:1) from d 2 to 13. From d 14 to 16, milk was gradually replaced by dry creep meals which were fed until weaning
bBasal meal consisted of heat-treated cereals (29.1%), mono- and disaccharides (17.2%), dairy whey products (16.5%), extruded soybean meal (12.6%), heat-treated soy beans (6.78%), vegetable proteins (5.56%), barley (4.44%), fats and oils (3.56%), vitamins and minerals (1.94%), synthetic amino acids (1.79%) and organic acids (0.53%)
cArbocel® BWW natural pure cellulose (J. Rettenmaier & Sohne GmbH, Rosenberg, Germany)
dNaxus, long-chain arabinoxylans extracted from wheat endosperm (BioActor B.V., Maastricht, The Netherlands)