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. 2023 Mar 6;13:3691. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-30698-6

Table 3.

Composition of weaning pig diets (as fed-basis).

Item Dietary treatmentsa Phase 2 (8–21)
FSBM0 FSBM3 FSBM6 FSBM9
Ingredients (%)
 Corn 54.75 55.34 55.1 54.91
 Soybean meal 27.42 25.30 22.88 20.42
  FSBM 3.00 6.00 9.00
 Spray-dried plasma protein 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50
  Tallow 2.73 3.31 2.99 2.65
  Coconut powder (60% fat) 2.00
  Lactose 3.89 3.89 3.89 3.89
  Sugar 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00
Whey protein 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00
  Monodicalcium phosphate 1.58 1.56 1.56 1.56
  Limestone 0.98 0.99 0.99 0.99
  Salt 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10
  Methionine (99%) 0.17 0.16 0.16 0.16
  Lysine 0.45 0.42 0.4 0.39
  Mineral mixtureb 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20
  Vitamin mixturec 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20
  Choline (25%) 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03
  Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Calculated chemical composition
 Crude protein, % 19.50 19.50 19.50 19.50
 Metabolizable energy, kcal/kg 3400 3400 3400 3400
 Calcium, % 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80
 Available phosphorus, % 0.70 0.70 0.70 0.70
 Lysine, % 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40
 Methionine, % 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45
 FAT, % 6.28 6.19 6.44 6.67
 Lactose, % 4.98 4.98 4.98 4.98

aFSBM0, FSBM3, FSBM6 and FSBM9 diets were made by substituting fermented soybean meal for 0, 3, 6 and 9% soybean meal.

bProvided per kg diet: Fe, 100 mg as ferrous sulfate; Cu, 17 mg as copper sulfate; Mn, 17 mg as manganese oxide; I, 0.5 mg as potassium iodide; and Se, 0.3 mg as sodium selenite.

cProvided per kilograms of diet: vitamin A, 10,800 IU; vitamin D3, 4000 IU; vitamin E, 40 IU; vitamin K3, 4 mg; vitamin B1, 6 mg; vitamin B2, 12 mg; vitamin B6, 6 mg; vitamin B12, 0.05 mg; biotin, 0.2 mg; folic acid, 2 mg; niacin, 50 mg; D-calcium pantothenate, 25 mg.