Potential of a fucoidan-rich Ascophyllum nodosum extract to reduce Salmonella shedding and improve gastrointestinal health in weaned pigs naturally infected with Salmonella

Table 1 Ingredient composition and chemical analysis of the basal diet^a

Ingredient, g/kg
Wheat	355.4
Full fat soya bean	170.0
Soya bean meal	105.0
Flaked wheat	130.0
Flaked maize	70.0
Soya oil	30.0
Soya concentrate	65.0
Whey powder (90%)	50.0
Vitamins and minerals^b	2.5
Sodium bicarbonate	2.0
Monocalcium phosphate	4.0
Calcium carbonate (Limestone)	6.0
Salt	2.0
Lysine HCl	4.0
DL-methionine	2.0
L-threonine	1.8
Tryptophan	0.3
Analysed and calculated chemical composition
Dry matter	899.0
Crude protein (N × 6.25)	208.0
Gross energy, MJ/kg	16.9
Crude fat	80.0
Crude fibre	28.0
Ash	46.0
Neutral detergent fibre	99.0
Lysine, %^c	1.43
Methionine, %^c	0.50
Methionine and cysteine, %^c	0.84
Threonine, %^c	0.93
Tryptophan, %^c	0.30
Valine, % ^c	0.98
Leucine, % ^c	1.45
Isoleucine, % ^c	0.87

^aDietary treatments: (T1) basal diet (control); (T2) basal diet + 3.1 g ZnO/kg feed (ZnO); (T3) basal diet + 2 g ANE/kg feed (low ANE); (T4) basal diet + 4 g ANE/kg feed (high ANE)
^bProvided (mg/kg complete diet): Cu from copper sulphate, 25; Fe from ferrous sulphate monohydrate, 140; Mn from manganese oxide, 47; Zn from zinc oxide, 120; I from potassium iodate, 0.6; Se from sodium selenite, 0.3; retinol, 1.8; cholecalciferol, 0.025; tocopherol, 67; menaquinone, 4; cyanocobalamin, 0.01; riboflavin, 2; nicotinic acid, 12; pantothenic acid, 10; choline chloride, 250; thiamine, 2; pyridoxine, 0.015
^cCalculated for tabulated nutritional composition [42]

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