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Table 2 Ingredient composition of experimental diets, Exp. 1, as-fed basis

From: Estimate of the energy value of soybean meal relative to corn based on growth performance of nursery pigs

 

Soybean meal, %

21

27

33

39

Ingredient, %

 Corn

60.07

54.68

49.21

43.70

 Soybean meal

21.00

27.00

33.00

39.00

 DDGS

15.00

15.00

15.00

15.00

 Calcium carbonate

1.08

1.08

1.08

1.08

 Monocalcium phosphate, 21.5% P

0.65

0.55

0.50

0.40

 Sodium chloride

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

L-Lys HCl

0.643

0.456

0.255

0.053

DL-Met

0.225

0.170

0.110

0.045

L-Thr

0.295

0.215

0.135

0.040

L-Trp

0.095

0.060

0.020

–

L-Val

0.225

0.115

–

–

L-Ile

0.040

–

–

–

 Vitamin trace-mineral premixa

0.150

0.150

0.150

0.150

 Phytaseb

0.050

0.050

0.050

0.050

Total

100

100

100

100

Calculated analysis

 SID amino acids, %

  Lys

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

  Ile:Lys

55

61

69

78

  Leu:Lys

112

124

137

149

  Met:Lys

37

34

32

30

  Met+Cys:Lys

57

57

57

57

  Thr:Lys

65

65

65

65

  Trp:Lys

22.1

22.1

22.0

23.4

  Val:Lys

76

76

76

85

  His:Lys

33

37

42

47

 Net energyc, kcal/kg

2475

2437

2398

2362

 Crude protein, %

19.2

21.3

23.4

25.6

 Neutral detergent fiber, %

11.9

11.7

11.5

11.3

 Calcium, %

0.69

0.70

0.72

0.74

 STTD P, %

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.45

Analyzed values, %

 Dry matter

87.7

88.1

88.2

88.5

 Crude protein

20.0

21.4

24.2

25.9

 Neutral detergent fiber

9.2

9.8

9.8

9.3

 Ether extract

2.9

3.0

2.8

2.6

  1. aProvided per kg of premix: 5,344,543 IU vitamin A; 1,336,137 IU vitamin D; 100,211 IU vitamin E; 1,671 mg vitamin K; 21.4 mg vitamin B12; 29,061 mg niacin; 15,366 mg pantothenic acid; 4,008 mg riboflavin; 66.8 mg biotin; 668 mg folic acid; 1,202 mg vitamin B6; 73 g Zn from zinc sulfate; 67 g Fe from ferrous sulfate; 27 g Mn from manganese oxide; 10 g Cu from copper sulfate; 0.5 g I from calcium iodate; 0.2 g Se from sodium selenite
  2. bOptiphos 2000 (Huvepharma, Inc., Peachtree City, GA, USA)
  3. cNet energy values were obtained from the NRC (2012) [1]