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Table 1 Ingredient composition and chemical analysis of the basal diet on an as-fed basis

From: Efficacy of medium-chain fatty acid salts distilled from coconut oil against two enteric pathogen challenges in weanling piglets

Ingredients, g/kg

 Maize

205

 

 Wheat

180

 

 Barley 2 row

170

 

 Extruded soybean

150

 

 Sweet whey-powder (cattle)

112

 

 Fishmeal LT

60.0

 

 Soybean meal 47

70.0

 

 Whey powder 50% fat

25.0

 

 Mono-calcium phosphate

6.5

 

 Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)

3.8

 

 L-Lysine HCl

4.5

 

 Vitamin-Mineral premixa

4.0

 

 DL-Methionine 99

2.6

 

 Sodium chloride (marine salt)

2.4

 

 L-Threonine

2.3

 

 L-Valine

1.5

 

 L-Tryptophan

0.7

 

Calculated nutrients, g/kg

 Metabolizable energy, kcal/kg

3381

 

 Calcium

6.5

 

 Phosphorus

6.6

 

 Sodium

2.3

 

 Chloride

5.7

 

 Potassium

9.1

 

 Magnesium

1.4

 

Analyzed nutrients, g/kg

Salmonella trial

ETEC F4 trial

 Dry matter

902

915

 Ash

54.2

48.2

 Crude fat

59.4

66.5

 Crude protein

198

195

 Neutral detergent fiber

84.3

81.7

 Acid detergent fiber

31.1

31.5

  1. aProvided per kilogram of complete diet: 10,200 IU vitamin A, 2,100 IU vitamin D3, 39.9 mg vitamin E, 3 mg vitamin K3, 2 mg vitamin B1, 2.3 mg vitamin B2, 3 mg vitamin B6, 0.025 mg vitamin B12, 20 mg calcium pantothenate, 60 mg nicotinic acid, 0.1 mg biotin, 0.5 mg folic acid, 150 mg Fe, 156 mg Cu, 0.5 mg Co, 120 mg Zn, 49.8 mg Mn, 2 mg I, and 0.3 mg Se