TABLE 2.
Experimental diets for one thousand weaned piglets.
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| C (n = 200) | L (n = 200) | D (n = 200) | M (n = 200) | P (n = 200) | |
| Calcium carbonate (kg) | normal | – | – | – | – |
| Calcium citrate (kg) | – | 5/1,000 | 5/1,000 | 5/1,000 | – |
| Acidifier (kg) | 1/1,000 | 1/1,000 | 1/1,000 | 0.5/1,000 | 1/1,000 |
| Organic trace minerals (kg) | – | – | 1/1,000 | 1/1,000 | 1/1,000 |
| Multiple calcium (kg) | – | – | – | – | 5/1,000 |
C, Basal diet (Calcium carbonate + 1/1,000 g/kg of acidifier);
L, 5/1,000 Calcium citrate diet + 1/1,000 g/kg of acidifier;
D, 5/1,000 Calcium citrate diet + 1/1,000 g/kg of acidifier + 1/1,000 g/kg organic trace minerals;
M, 5/1,000 Calcium citrate diet + 0.5/1,000 g/kg of acidifier + 1/1,000 g/kg organic trace minerals;
P, 5/1,000 Multiple calcium diet + 1/1,000 g/kg of acidifier + 1/1,000 g/kg organic trace minerals.