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Table 1 Composition of the prestarter and the starter diets, % as fed basis, unless otherwise indicated

From: Bile acid mediated effects on gut integrity and performance of early-weaned piglets

 

Prestarter

Starter

Ingredient

  

 Corn

34.9

35.0

 Wheat

11.0

22.6

 Barley

8.0

9.5

 Extruded soybeans

14.6

5.0

 Soybean meal (56 % CP)

4.2

-

 Soybean meal (47 % CP)

-

13.7

 Sweet milk whey powder

12.6

2.94

 Fishmeal

7.0

5.0

 Soybean oil

4.0

-

 Lard

-

2.06

 Trace elements and vitamin premix1

1.55

1.52

 Calcium carbonate

0.82

0.50

 Monocalcium phosphate

0.64

1.40

 Salt

-

0.34

 L-Lysine-HCl

0.36

0.32

 DL-Methionine

0.16

0.05

 L-Threonine

0.13

0.04

 L-Tryptophan

0.04

0.03

Calculated nutrient composition

  

 Crude protein

19.4

18.7

 Digestible amino acids2

  

 Lysine

1.24

1.14

 Methionine

0.49

0.37

 Methionine + cysteine

0.72

0.62

 Threonine

0.76

0.64

 Tryptophan

0.23

0.22

 Digestible energy (MJ/kg)

14.9

14.4

 Net energy (MJ/kg)

11.2

10.3

  1. 1Containing the following: vitamin A, 10,000 UI; vitamin D3, 2000 UI; vitamin E (alfa-tocopherol), 25 mg; vitamin B1, 1.5 mg; vitamin B2, 3.5 mg; vitamin B6, 2.4 mg; vitamin B12, 20 μg; vitamin K3, 1.5 mg; calcium panthotenate, 14 mg; nicotinic acid, 20 mg; folic acid, 0.5 mg; biotin, 50 μg; iron sulfate, 120 mg; calcium iodate, 0.75 mg; cobalt carbonate, 0.6 mg; copper sulfate, 150 mg; manganesium oxide, 60 mg; zinc oxide, 110 mg; sodium selenite, 0.37 mg; amoxycilin trihidrate 10 %, 300 mg; colistin sulphate 4 %, 80 mg; zinc oxide, 2.610 mg
  2. 2Ileal standardized digestibility