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Table 1 Ingredient composition and calculated nutrient concentrations of gestation and lactation basal diets (as-fed basis)

From: Supplementation with alpha-glycerol monolaurate during late gestation and lactation enhances sow performance, ameliorates milk composition, and improves growth of suckling piglets

Item

Late gestation

Lactation

Ingredient composition, %

 Corn

57.50

61.50

 Soybean meal

15.50

20.50

 Wheat bran

20.00

10.00

 Fish meal

2.00

2.00

 Soybean oil

2.00

3.00

 Limestone

1.00

1.00

 Dicalcium phosphate

1.05

1.00

 Salt

0.30

0.30

 L-Lysine-HCl,78%

-

0.05

 Choline chloride

0.15

0.15

 Premix1

0.50

0.50

 Total

100.00

100.00

Nutrient concentrations2

 Digestible energy, MJ/kg

14.61

15.09

 Crude protein, %

16.21

17.01

 SID Lysine, %

0.85

0.98

 Calcium, %

0.93

0.93

 Total phosphorus, %

0.73

0.67

 Available phosphorus, %

0.52

0.50

  1. 1The premix provided the following per kg of the diet: Vitamin A, 25,000 IU; Vitamin D3, 5000 IU; Vitamin E, 12.5 IU; Vitamin K3, 2.5 mg; Thiamin, 8.0 mg; Pyridoxine, 3.0 mg; Vitamin B12, 15 μg; Riboflavin, 6.0 mg; Niacin, 17.5 mg; D-Pantothenic acid, 12.5 mg; Folic acid, 0.25 mg; Biotin, 0.1 mg; Choline chloride, 0.4 mg; Fe, 165 mg; Cu, 16.0 mg; Zn, 165 mg; Mn, 30 mg; I, 0.3 mg; Se, 0.3 mg
  2. 2Calculated values