Table 1.
Composition of basal diets.
| Item | d 1–28 4 |
|---|---|
| Ingredient, g kg−1 | |
| Corn, yellow | 570.0 |
| Soybean meal, 44% CP | 260.0 |
| Fish meal, 60% CP | 30.0 |
| Fermented soybean meal | 0 |
| Dried whey | 85.0 |
| Soybean oil | 35.0 |
| CaCO3, 38% Ca | 5.0 |
| CaHPO4 | 12.0 |
| Salt | 4.0 |
| Choline, 50% | 0.8 |
| L-Lysine, 98% | 3.5 |
| Vitamin, premix 1 | 1.0 |
| Mineral, premix 2 | 1.0 |
| Chemical composition, g kg−1 | |
| Crude protein | 191.2 |
| Analyzed calcium | 8.0 |
| Analyzed total phosphorus | 7.0 |
| Lysine | 14.5 |
| Methionine + Cystine | 6.5 |
| Phenylalanine + Tyrosine | 15.5 |
| ME, kcal/kg 3 | 3567.63 |
1 Supplied per kg diet: vitamin A, 6000 IU; vitamin D, 900 IU; vitamin E, 30 IU; vitamin K3, 3 mg; vitamin B2, 6 mg; pantothenic acid, 18 mg; niacin, 60 mg; and vitamin B12, 30 μg, 2 Supplied per kg diet: Cu, 20 mg; Zn, 100 mg; Fe, 140 mg; Mn, 4 mg; Se, 0.1 mg; and I, 0.2 mg, 3 The metabolizable energy (ME) density of the diet from nutrient content was calculated based on the equation: ME = (35 × crude protein (%) + 85 × crude fat (%) + 35 × nitrogen-free extract (%)), 4 Fed in meal form to all pigs.