Sophorolipid protects against early-weaning syndrome by improving the gut microenvironment in early-weaned piglets

Table 1 Composition and nutritional value of basal diets^a

Ingredients, %	Phase 1	Phase 2	Phase 3
Corn	47.80	53.90	62.40
Soybean meal	5.00	20.15	24.20
Fish meal	4.50	4.00	3.00
Plasma powder	5.00	2.50	0.00
Whey powder	20.00	10.00	5.00
Lactose	8.00	3.00	0.00
Soybean oil	5.50	2.50	2.00
Lysine sulfate	0.38	0.46	0.32
Methionine	0.31	0.24	0.16
Threonine	0.15	0.15	0.10
Tryptophane	0.05	0.05	0.02
Choline chloride	0.10	0.05	0.05
MCP	0.86	1.17	0.60
Limestone	1.52	1.00	1.33
Salt	0.20	0.20	0.20
Zinc oxide	0.28	0.28	0.28
Vitamin premix^b	0.12	0.12	0.12
Mineral premix^c	0.15	0.15	0.15
Phytase	0.03	0.03	0.03
NSPase	0.05	0.05	0.05
Total	100.00	100.00	100.00
Calculated value
ME (kcal/ kg)	3673.00	3544.00	3467.00
CP (%)	20.63	19.80	18.80
Calcium (%)	0.98	0.75	0.75
Phosphate (%)	0.65	0.68	0.50
Lysine (%)	1.60	1.41	1.22
Methionine (%)	0.62	0.55	0.46
Threonine (%)	1.07	0.95	0.83
Tryptophan (%)	0.32	0.29	0.24

^aAbbreviations: CP crude protein, MCP monocalcium phosphate, ME metabolizable energy, NSPase non-starch polysaccharidase
^bProvided per kilogram of complete diet: vitamin A, 12,000 IU; vitamin D₃, 2500 IU; vitamin E, 30 IU; vitamin K₃, 3 mg; pantothenic acid, 15 mg; nicotinic acid, 40 mg; choline, 400 mg; vitamin B₁₂, 12 μg
^cProvided per kilogram of complete diet: iron, 90 mg; copper, 8.8 mg; zinc, 100 mg; manganese, 54 mg; iodine, 0.35 mg; selenium, 0.30 mg

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