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Table 1 Composition of the experimental milk supplementsa

From: Dietary fibre enrichment of supplemental feed modulates the development of the intestinal tract in suckling piglets

 

CON

lc-AXOS

CELL

lc-AXOS+CELL

Ingredient composition, %

 Basal milk supplementb

90

90

90

90

 Chromium oxide (III)

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

 Cellulosec

  

5.0

5.0

 lc-AXOSd

 

2.0

 

2.0

 Corn starch heat treated

9.7

7.7

4.7

2.7

Calculated nutrient composition, per kg

 ME, MJ

18.3

18.0

17.6

17.3

 NE, MJ

14.7

14.4

14.1

13.9

 Lys, g

16.0

15.9

15.9

15.8

 Met+Cys, g

9.5

9.4

9.3

9.2

 Thr, g

10.7

10.6

10.5

10.5

 Trp, g

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

 Starch (Ewers method), g

64

51

33

20

 Lactose, g

348

348

348

348

 Calcium, g

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

 Phosphorus, g

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.6

 Copper (total), mg

141

141

141

141

 Zinc (total), mg

92

92

91

91

Analysed nutrient composition, per kg

 Moisture, g

40

38

36

34

 Crude protein, g

212

213

213

212

 Crude fat, g

195

194

198

193

 Ash, g

65

64

65

65

 NDF, g

34

26

57

60

  1. aPiglets were fed supplemental milk diets (water:powder ratio 2.5:1) from d 2 to 13. From d 14 to 16 milk was gradually replaced by dry creep meals which were fed until weaning
  2. bBasal milk supplement consisted of dairy whey products (63.3%), fats and oils (20.0%), wheat protein (5.6%), dextrose (5.0%), soy protein (2.8%), synthetic amino acids (1.3%), vitamin and mineral premix (1.0%) and organic acids (1.0%)
  3. cArbocel® BWW, natural pure cellulose (J. Rettenmaier & Sohne GmbH, Rosenberg, Germany)
  4. dNaxus, long-chain arabinoxylans extracted from wheat endosperm (BioActor B.V., Maastricht, The Netherlands)