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Table 3 Composition of diets (Exp. 3; as-fed basis)

From: Low crude protein formulation with supplemental amino acids for its impacts on intestinal health and growth performance of growing-finishing pigs

Item

54 to 75 kg (Grower 2)

75 to 100 kg (Finishing 1)

100 to 120 kg (Finishing 2)

CONa

LCPb

LCPGc

CONa

LCPb

LCPGc

CONa

LCPb

LCPGc

Feedstuff, %

 Corn (yellow)

76.86

85.01

84.42

82.16

90.01

89.43

89.07

93.73

93.39

 Soybean meal (48% CP)

18.80

10.90

10.90

14.40

6.78

6.78

7.56

3.00

3.00

 L-Lys HCL

0.27

0.52

0.52

0.25

0.49

0.49

0.31

0.45

0.46

 L-Met

0.03

0.10

0.10

0.00

0.07

0.07

0.00

0.04

0.04

 L-Thr

0.06

0.17

0.17

0.06

0.16

0.16

0.09

0.15

0.15

 L-Trp

0.00

0.04

0.05

0.01

0.05

0.05

0.02

0.05

0.05

 L-Val

0.00

0.08

0.08

0.00

0.07

0.07

0.00

0.06

0.06

 L-Ile

0.00

0.05

0.05

0.00

0.06

0.06

0.00

0.06

0.06

 L-Glu

0.00

0.00

0.51

0.00

0.00

0.50

0.00

0.00

0.30

 Dicalcium phosphate

0.90

1.03

1.04

0.77

0.90

0.90

0.69

0.77

0.77

 Limestone

0.81

0.79

0.78

0.74

0.72

0.72

0.69

0.68

0.68

 Vitamin premixd

0.03

0.03

0.03

0.03

0.03

0.03

0.03

0.03

0.03

 Mineral premixe

0.15

0.15

0.15

0.15

0.15

0.15

0.15

0.15

0.15

 Salt

0.22

0.22

0.22

0.22

0.22

0.22

0.22

0.22

0.22

 Poultry fat

1.88

0.93

1.00

1.22

0.31

0.38

1.17

0.61

0.66

Calculated composition

 Dry matter, %

89.13

88.96

89.02

88.95

88.79

88.85

88.82

88.73

88.77

 ME, kcal/kg

3,401

3,363

3,367

3,379

3,343

3,348

3,389

3,368

3,371

 NE, kcal/kg

2,589

2,589

2,589

2,591

2,591

2,591

2,632

2,632

2,632

 CP, %

15.62

13.01

13.27

13.93

11.41

11.66

11.33

9.85

10.00

 SIDf Lys, %

0.85

0.85

0.85

0.73

0.73

0.73

0.61

0.61

0.61

 SID Met + Cys, %

0.48

0.48

0.48

0.42

0.42

0.42

0.36

0.36

0.36

 SID Thr, %

0.52

0.52

0.52

0.46

0.46

0.46

0.40

0.40

0.40

 SID Trp, %

0.15

0.15

0.15

0.13

0.13

0.13

0.11

0.11

0.11

 SID Val, %

0.60

0.55

0.55

0.54

0.48

0.48

0.42

0.41

0.41

 SID Ile, %

0.53

0.45

0.45

0.46

0.39

0.39

0.35

0.33

0.33

 SID Phe, %

0.65

0.51

0.51

0.58

0.44

0.44

0.45

0.37

0.37

 SID His, %

0.38

0.30

0.30

0.34

0.27

0.26

0.27

0.23

0.23

 SID Leu, %

1.24

1.06

1.05

1.14

0.97

0.96

0.98

0.88

0.88

 SID Glu, %

2.38

1.89

2.38

2.12

1.63

2.12

1.68

1.39

1.68

 Ca, %

0.59

0.59

0.59

0.52

0.52

0.52

0.46

0.46

0.46

 STTDg P, %

0.27

0.27

0.27

0.24

0.24

0.24

0.21

0.21

0.21

Analyzed composition

 CP, %

17.05

13.50

14.05

13.80

11.40

12.80

12.65

10.35

11.10

  1. aControl diet (CON)
  2. bLow CP diet (LCP)
  3. cLow CP diet + L-Glu (LCPG)
  4. dVitamin premix: the vitamin premix provided the following per kilogram of complete diet: 6,613.8 IU of vitamin A as vitamin A acetate, 992.0 IU of vitamin D3, 19.8 IU of vitamin E, 2.64 mg of vitamin K as menadione sodium bisulfate, 0.03 mg of vitamin B12, 4.63 mg of riboflavin, 18.52 mg of D-pantothenic acid as calcium pantothenate, 24.96 mg of niacin, and 0.07 mg of biotin
  5. eMineral premix: the trace mineral premix provided the following per kilogram of complete diet: 4.0 mg of Mn as manganous oxide, 165 mg of Fe as ferrous sulfate, 165 mg of Zn as zinc sulfate, 16.5 mg of Cu as copper sulfate, 0.30 mg of I as ethylenediamine di-hydroiodide, and 0.30 mg of Se as sodium selenite
  6. fSID Standardized ileal digestible
  7. gSTTD Standardized total tract digestible