Effects of adding sodium dichloroacetate to low-protein diets on nitrogen balance and amino acid metabolism in the portal-drained viscera and liver of pigs

Table 1 Ingredients and composition of diets differing in crude protein content (dry matter basis, %)

Abbreviations: Control 18.0% CP, LP 13.5% CP
^aProviding the following per kg diet: Cu (as copper sulfate), 100 mg; Fe (as ferrous sulfate), 100 mg; Zn (as zinc oxide), 120 mg; Mn (as manganese sulfate), 20 mg; I (as calcium iodate), 0.3 mg; and Se (as sodium selenite), 0.3 mg; vitamin A, 3, 800 IU; vitamin D₃, 800 IU; vitamin E, 10 IU; vitamin K, 1 mg; choline, 200 mg; pantothenic, 5 mg; vitamin B₂, 2 mg; folic acid, 0.8 mg; niacin, 10 mg; vitamin B₁, 1 mg; vitamin B₆, 1 mg; biotin, 0.08 mg; vitamin B12, 0.01 mg
^bCalculated values
^cValues for standardized ileal digestible concentrations of amino acids in diets were calculated using standardized ileal digestible coefficients for the various ingredients provided by NRC (2012) [41]
^dAnalyzed values

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