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Table 1 Composition of milk replacer diet fed to piglets

Ingredient, g/kg	CON	LC n-6	LC n-3
Whey	444.6	444.6	444.6
Edible lard	44.0	44.0	44.0
Whey protein concentrate	101.4	101.4	101.4
Delactosed whey	51.4	51.4	51.4
Na casienate	112.5	112.5	112.5
Dicalcium phosphate	22.1	22.1	22.1
Other^b	24.1	24.1	24.1
Fat blend supplement
ARASCO^a	3.0	14.8	0.0
DHASCO^a	1.8	1.8	0.0
Coconut (Hydrogenated)	54.3	54.3	54.3
Soy oil	65.5	64.2	65.0
Sunflower, high oleic	65.3	54.8	55.8
EPA MegOil^a	0.0	0.0	14.8
Tween80	10.0	10.0	10.0
TBHQ	0.1	0.1	0.1
Total	1000.0	1000.0	1000.0
Calculated composition
Energy, kcal/g	5.2	5.2	5.2
Crude protein, %	25.0	25.0	25.0
Crude fat, %	26.0	26.0	26.0
Lactose, %	34.5	34.5	34.5

^aCourtesy of DSM Nutritional Products
^bOther, g/kg diet: mineral premix, 6.3; D/L-methionine, 6.2; potassium sorbate, 5.6; L-lysine HCl, 4.5; calcium chloride, 4.1; vitamin premix, 1.4; flavor additive, 0.6; emulsifier, 0.6; flow agent, 0.5; tetrasodium pyrophosphate, 0.3; antioxidant 0.01; Milk Specialties, Eden Prairie, MN 55344

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