Table 1.
Composition and chemical analysis of the control diets administered in the experiment 1 (post-weaning trial) and in the experiment 2 (digestibility trial).
| Item | Experiment 1 | Experiment 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ingredients (g/kg DM 1) | ||
| Corn meal | 295 | 320 |
| Barley meal | 156 | 225 |
| Wheat meal | 172 | 93.0 |
| Wheat bran | 74.0 | 59.0 |
| Beet pulp | 29.0 | 24.5 |
| Soybean hulls | 7.0 | 0 |
| Soybean meal CP 2 48% | 49.0 | 116 |
| Soybean seeds flaked | 38.0 | 9.0 |
| Soybean protein concentrate | 38.0 | 29.0 |
| Oils | 29.0 | 25.3 |
| Milk whey | 27.0 | 32.8 |
| Lactose | 16.5 | 0 |
| Fish meal | 14.3 | 10.0 |
| CaHPO4 | 4.8 | 6.3 |
| NaCl | 4.1 | 3.5 |
| CaSO4 | 2.9 | 5.1 |
| Lysine | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| Threonine | 2.4 | 1.8 |
| Methionine | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| Vitamin-mineral mix 3 | 33.3 | 33.3 |
| Chemical analysis (g/kg DM) | ||
| CP 2 | 183 | 182 |
| EE 4 | 65.8 | 58.0 |
| NDF 5 | 124 | 131 |
| ADF 6 | 50.5 | 56.3 |
| Ash | 54.0 | 55.8 |
| Lysine | 13.9 | 13.1 |
| Methionine | 5.21 | 4.55 |
| GE 7 (MJ/kg DM) | 19.04 | 18.67 |
1 DM: dry matter. 2 CP: crude protein. 3 Vitamin-mineral mix in experiment 1, provided (per kg): 500 kIU of vitamin A, 60 kIU of vitamin D3, 4000 mg of vitamin E, 150 mg of vitamin K3, 150 mg of vitamin B1, 300 mg of vitamin B2, 2200 mg of niacin, 200 mg of vitamin B6, 5 mg of biotin, 50 mg of folic acid, 2 mg of vitamin B12, 6000 mg of choline chloride, 7000 mg of betaine hydrochloride, 800 mg of calcium pantothenate, 4000 mg of copper sulfate pentahydrate, 3000 mg of zinc oxide, 1500 mg of manganese oxide, 500 mg of ferrous sulfate monohydrate, 10 mg of sodium selenite, 50 mg of calcium iodate anhydrous. Vitamin-mineral mix in experiment 2, provided (per kg): 400 kIU of vitamin A, 48 kIU of vitamin D3, 3200 mg of vitamin E, 120 mg of vitamin K3, 120 mg of vitamin B1, 240 mg of vitamin B2, 1800 mg of niacin, 160 mg of vitamin B6, 4 mg of biotin, 40 mg of folic acid, 1.6 mg of vitamin B12, 4800 mg of choline chloride, 5600 mg of betaine hydrochloride, 540 mg of calcium pantothenate, 3200 mg of copper sulfate pentahydrate, 2400 mg of zinc oxide, 1200 mg of manganese oxide, 400 mg of ferrous sulfate monohydrate, 8 mg of sodium selenite, 40 mg of calcium iodate anhydrous. 4 EE: ether extracts. 5 NDF: neutral detergent fiber. 6 ADF: acid detergent fiber. 7 GE: gross energy.