Table 1.
Ingredient and analyzed composition of basal diets (as-fed basis, g/kg)1)
| Items | Basal diet | |
|---|---|---|
|
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| Phase I | Phase II | |
| Ingredient | ||
| Ground corn | 533.8 | 581.6 |
| Soybean meal (46% crude protein) | 177.5 | 159.0 |
| Expanded soybean | 163.5 | 130.0 |
| Dried whey (12% crude protein) | 46.4 | 62.1 |
| Fish meal | 27.4 | 26.5 |
| Soybean oil | 16.9 | 10.2 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 11.2 | 10.0 |
| Ground limestone | 7.4 | 5.0 |
| Salt | 2.3 | 3.0 |
| L-Lysine HCl | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| L-Threonine | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| DL-Methionine | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| Choline chloride | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Vitamin-mineral premix2) | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Chemical analysis | ||
| Digestible energy3) (MJ/kg) | 14.9 | 14.7 |
| Crude protein | 209.9 | 193.3 |
| Lysine | 14.6 | 13.8 |
| Methionine | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| Methionine+cysteine | 7.4 | 6.8 |
| Threonine | 7.9 | 7.7 |
| Calcium | 8.5 | 8.2 |
| Total phosphorus | 6.6 | 6.0 |
In experiment 1, the basal diet was supplemented with 150 mg/kg sucralose. In experiment 2, the basal diets were supplemented with 75, 150, 225, or 300 mg/kg sucralose (Phase I and II). In experiment 3, the basal diets were supplemented with 150, or 1,500 mg/kg sucralose (Phase I and II).
Provided per kg of diet: vitamin A, 12,000 IU; vitamin D3, 2,000 IU; vitamin E, 30 IU; vitamin K3, 2.5 mg; thiamin, 2.5 mg; riboflavin, 4 mg; pyridoxine, 3 mg; vitamin B12, 20 μg; niacin, 40 mg; pantothenic acid, 12.5 mg; folic acid, 0.7 mg; biotin, 0.07 mg; Fe as iron sulfate, 100 mg; Cu as copper sulfate, 90 mg; Zn as zinc sulfate, 80 mg; Mn as manganese sulfate, 30 mg; I as potassium iodide, 0.25 mg; Se as sodium selenite, 0.15 mg.
Calculated value according to DE value of each ingredient provided by NRC [19].