Table 2 Composition and nutrient levels of the basal diets for the offspring (as-fed basis)
Growth stage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
D 28 to 66 | D 67 to 108 | D 109 to 150 | D 151 to 180 | |
Ingredient, % | ||||
Corn | 59.6 | 64.3 | 70.4 | 75.3 |
Soybean meal | 18.0 | 24.0 | 22.0 | 16.0 |
Fish meal | 3.0 | 2.0 | – | – |
Full fat soybean | 5.0 | – | – | – |
Wheat bran | – | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
Whey powder | 8.0 | – | – | – |
Sucrose | 2.0 | – | – | – |
L-Lysine HCl (98%) | – | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.27 |
D,L-Methionine (99%) | – | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
L-Threonine (98.5%) | – | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
Limestone | 0.50 | 0.60 | 0.80 | 0.85 |
Dicalcium phosphate | 1.00 | 1.30 | 1.00 | 1.06 |
Choline chloride (50%) | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
Salt | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
Soybean oil | 1.00 | 1.00 | – | – |
Vitamin and mineral premixa | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Calculated nutrient levelsb | ||||
ME, MJ/kg | 13.39 | 13.35 | 13.19 | 13.15 |
CP, % | 18.0 | 17.7 | 15.9 | 13.8 |
Ca, % | 0.72 | 0.71 | 0.63 | 0.63 |
TP, % | 0.60 | 0.67 | 0.55 | 0.54 |
Total Lys, % | 1.35 | 1.12 | 0.97 | 0.84 |