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Table 1 Ingredients and calculated composition of the basal diet (as-fed basis)a

From: Acetylsalicylic acid supplementation improves protein utilization efficiency while vitamin E supplementation reduces markers of the inflammatory response in weaned pigs challenged with enterotoxigenic E. coli

Ingredients

%, as-fed

Barley

10.0

Wheat

51.33

Canola meal

1.24

Soybean meal

10.0

Full fat soya

5.0

Blood meal

1.24

Fishmeal

4.72

Skim milk powder

10.0

Canola oil

3.88

L-Lysine

0.405

DL-Methionine

0.24

L-Threonine

0.164

L-Tryptophan

0.01

Vit/Mineral premixb

0.07

Limestone

0.75

Dicalcium phosphate

0.75

Salt

0.20

Calculated composition

 

DE, MJ/kg

15.3

Crude protein, %

21.0

SID lysine, g/MJ DE

0.9

  1. aAcetylsalyacyl acid and vitamin E were replaced with wheat on a weight basis in the respective diets
  2. bBJ Grower 1 (BioJohn Pty Ltd, Belmont, WA, Australia), provided the following nutrients (per kg of air-dry diet): vitamins: A 7,000 IU, D3 1,400 IU, E 20 mg, K 1 mg, thiamine 1 mg, riboflavin 3 mg, pyridoxine 1.5 mg, cyanocobalamin 15 μg, calcium pantothenate 10.7 mg, folic acid 0.2 mg, niacin 12 mg, biotin 30 μg. Minerals: Co 0.2 mg (as cobalt sulfate), Cu 10 mg (as copper sulfate), I 0.5 mg (as potassium iodine), Fe 60 mg (as ferrous sulfate), Mn 40 mg (as manganous oxide), Se 0.3 mg (as sodium selenite), Zn 100 mg (as ZnO)