Table 1. Composition of diets fed to lactating sows (%).
| Ingredient | Lactation |
|---|---|
| Corn | 52.39 |
| Soybean meal | 29.00 |
| Wheat | 7.83 |
| Wheat barn | 2.00 |
| Tallow | 5.00 |
| Lysine (95%) | 0.20 |
| Methionine (50%) | 0.05 |
| Limestone | 0.83 |
| Tricalcium phosphate | 1.90 |
| Salt | 0.30 |
| Vitamin-mineral mix1) | 0.40 |
| Antibiotics | 0.10 |
| Total | 100.00 |
| Chemical composition | |
| ME (kcal/kg) | 3,386.00 |
| Protein | 18.60 |
| Lysine | 1.19 |
| Methionine | 0.31 |
| Calcium | 0.90 |
| Phosphorus | 0.73 |
1)
Composition per kg of mix: 2,750,000 IU vitamin A, 220,000 IU vitamin D3, 1,450 mg riboflavin, 11,000 mg d-pantothenic acid, 11,000 mg niacin, 110,000 mg choline, 11 mg vitamin B12, 1,100 mg menadione, 2.2 g ethoxyquin, 11,000 IU vitamin E; Contained 20% Zn, 10% Fe, 5.5% Mn, 1.1% Cu, 0.15% I.