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Table 1 Maternal diets formulated to meet or exceed 1998 NRC recommendations for lactating sows

From: Effects of inorganic or organic selenium on immunoglobulins in swine

 

Lactation diets

Ingredient, %

No Se

Inorganic Se

Organic Se

Corn

65.15

65.15

65.15

Soybean meal, 44%

27.50

27.50

27.50

Soybean oil

4.00

4.00

4.00

Dical, dynafos

1.60

1.60

1.60

Limestone

0.90

0.90

0.90

Salt

0.40

0.40

0.40

Vitamin premix3

0.30

0.30

0.30

Trace mineral

0.151

0.152

0.151

Se4

-

-

0.05

  1. 1Trace mineral mix containing no sodium selenite.
  2. 2Trace mineral mix containing at least 200 ppm Se as sodium selenite.
  3. 3Vitamin premix contained the following quantities of vitamins and microminerals 4,545,455 IU vitamin A/kg, 681,818 IU vitamin D3/kg, 39,182 IU vitamin E/kg, 1,818 mg vitamin B12/kg, 1,818 mg menadione/kg, 164 mg biotin/kg, 6,250 mg pyridoxine/kg, 4,091 mg riboflavin/kg, 1,364 mg thiamine/kg, 110,000 mg Zn/kg, 110,000 mg Fe/kg, 29,000 mg Mn/kg, 11,000 mg Cu/kg, 240 mg I/kg, 200 mg Se/kg.
  4. 4 Sel-Plex® premix: Total selenium 600 ppm.