The ultra-sonication of minerals in swine feed

Table 1 Composition of experimental diets fed young pigs

Ingredients	Composition, %
Ground corn	52.265
Soybean meal	20.000
Gluten	2.850
Yeast	4.000
Spray-dried blood meal	1.500
Blend^a	*
Fumaric acid	0.600
Dry skim milk	*
Maltodextrin	*
Soybean oil	*
Palma oil	*
Limestone	0.750
Dicalcium phosphate	2.000
Salt	0.300
L-Lysine HCl (78.4 %)	0.620
DL-Methionine (99 %)	0.110
L-Threonine (98.5 %)	0.270
L-Tryptophan (98 %)	0.045
ZnO (73 %)	0.340
Antioxidant¹	0.020
Sweetener²	0.020
Choline chloride	0.040
Vitamin premix³	0.100
Mineral premix⁴	0.100
Chemical Composition (Calculated Values)
Metabolizable energy, kcal/kg	3,400
Protein, %	19.50
Lysine, %	1.50
Methionine, %	0.42
Threonine, %	1.03
Tryptophan, %	0.26
Calcium, %	0.88
Phosphorus, %	0.68

^aBlend composition: 30.30 % palma oil; 10.40 % dry skim milk; 59.30 % maltodextrin
¹Butylated hydroxy toluene; ²Sodium saccharin
³Supplied per kg of diet: 9,000 UI vitamin A; 2,250 UI vitamin D₃; 22.5 mg vitamin E; 22.5 mg vitamin K₃; 2.03 mg vitamin B₁; 6 mg vitamin B₂; 3 mg vitamin B₆; 30 μg vitamin B₁₂; 0.9 mg folic acid; 14.03 mg pantothenic acid; 30 mg niacin; 0.12 mg biotin; 400 mg de choline; ⁴Supplied per kg of diet: 100 mg Fe; 10 mg Cu; 40 mg Mn; 100 mg Zn; 1 mg Co; 1.5 mg I
*Treatment 1: 1.040 % dry skim milk, 10.000 % maltodextrin, 3.030 % soybean oil
*Treatment 2: 1.040 % dry skim milk, 10.000 % maltodextrin, 3.030 % palma oil
*Treatment 3: 4.070 % maltodextrin, 10 % blend

ISSN: 2049-1891