Table 1.
Ingredients of gestation diets (as-fed basis)
| Ingredients | Diets1 | |
|---|---|---|
| NP | LP | |
| Corn | 772.6 | 853.4 |
| Wheat bran | 50 | 35 |
| Soybean meal (44% CP) | 120 | 50 |
| Fish meal (65% CP) | 12 | 12 |
| Soy oil | 15 | 14 |
| Limestone | 8.3 | 8.8 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 12.3 | 12.5 |
| Sodium chloride (feed grade, >99.0%) | 4 | 4 |
| l-Lysine HCl (98.5%) | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| dl-Methionine (99%) | 0 | 0.7 |
| l-Threonine (98.5%) | 0 | 1.1 |
| l-Tryptophan (98.5%) | 0 | 0.4 |
| Choline chloride (50%) | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Vitamins and minerals2 | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 1,000 | 1,000 |
1NP, normal CP; LP, low CP.
2Provided the following quantities of vitamins and trace minerals per kg of diet: Fe, 100 mg as ferrous sulfate; Cu, 6.6 mg as copper sulfate; Mn, 30 mg as manganese sulfate; Se, 0.15 mg as sodium selenite; Zn, 100 mg as zinc sulfate; I, 0.6 mg as potassium iodide; 4,000 IU of vitamin A; 800 IU of vitamin D3; 441 IU of vitamin E; 0.5 mg of vitamin K; 1.0 mg of thiamine; 3.75 mg of riboflavin; 10 mg of niacin; 15 mg of pantothenic acid; 15 µg of vitamin B12; 0.8 mg of pyridoxine; 1.0 mg of folic acid; and 0.20 mg of biotin.