Dynamic changes of postprandial plasma metabolites after intake of corn-soybean meal or casein-starch diets in growing pigs

Table 1 Composition of the experimental diets (%, as-fed basis)

Items	Corn-soybean meal based diet (CD)	Starch-casein based purified diet (PD)
Corn starch	0	72.85
Corn	70.85	0
Casein	0	19
Soybean meal	25	0
Dicalcium phosphate	0.6	0.6
Limestone	0.7	0.7
Salt	0.35	0.35
Acetyl cellulose	0	4
Soybean oil	2	2
Vitamin and mineral premix^a	0.5	0.5
Total	100	100

^aPremix provided the following per kilogram of complete diet for growing pigs: vitamin A, 5512 IU; vitamin D₃, 2200 IU; vitamin E, 30 IU; vitamin K₃, 2.2 mg; vitamin B₁₂, 27.6 μg; riboflavin, 4 mg; pantothenic acid, 14 mg; niacin, 30 mg; choline chloride, 400 mg; folacin, 0.7 mg; thiamin 1.5 mg; pyridoxine 3 mg; biotin, 44 μg; Mn, 40 mg (MnO); Fe, 75 mg (FeSO₄·H2O); Zn, 75 mg (ZnO); Cu, 100 mg (CuSO₄·5H₂O); I, 0.3 mg (KI); Se, 0.3 mg (Na₂SeO₃)

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