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Table 2 Analyzed nutrient composition of the experimental diets, as fed basisa

From: Sow performance in response to natural betaine fed during lactation and post-weaning during summer and non-summer months

 

Analyzed composition, %

Diet

Experimentb

Added betaine, %

CP

Crude fat

Crude fiber

Ash

Betaine

Lactation

1

0.0

22.09

5.68

3.10

7.16

0.057

Lactation

1

0.2

19.34

4.82

3.28

6.20

0.197

Lactation

2

0.0

21.66

5.86

3.08

6.91

0.055

Lactation

2

0.2

21.25

6.01

3.20

6.89

0.347

Gestation

1

0.0

12.51

5.00

4.19

7.16

0.287

Gestation

1

0.2

12.81

5.42

4.13

6.96

0.489

Gestation

2

0.0

13.23

4.93

4.36

6.65

0.265

Gestation

2

0.2

13.26

5.37

4.27

6.75

0.508

  1. aProximate analysis was conducted by the Agricultural Experiment Station Chemical Laboratories, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA. Betaine was analyzed by the Bindley Bioscience Center at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
  2. bExp. 1 was conducted during summer months and Exp. 2 was conducted during non-summer months
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891