Table 2. The formulas and chemical composition of experimental lactation diet
| Item | ME 3,265 kcal/kg | ME 3,365 kcal/kg |
| Lys 0.70% | Lys 0.85% | Lys 1.00% | Lys 1.15% | Lys 0.70% | Lys 0.85% | Lys 1.00% | Lys 1.15% |
| Ingredients (%) | | | | | | | | |
| Corn | 71.46 | 71.87 | 72.23 | 72.62 | 69.22 | 69.59 | 69.99 | 70.39 |
| Soybean meal | 18.02 | 17.98 | 17.96 | 17.92 | 18.20 | 18.28 | 18.37 | 18.37 |
| Wheat bran | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.88 | 1.89 | 1.89 | 1.89 |
| Sesame meal | 4.00 | 3.49 | 3.00 | 2.48 | 4.22 | 3.64 | 2.99 | 2.40 |
| Palm kernel meal | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tallow | 1.39 | 1.31 | 1.24 | 1.16 | 3.37 | 3.29 | 3.21 | 3.13 |
| L-Lysine HCl (78%) | 0.00 | 0.19 | 0.38 | 0.58 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 0.37 | 0.57 |
| DL-Methionine (99%) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| L-Threonine (99%) | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| L-Tryptophan (10%) | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.21 |
| MDCP | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.23 | 1.25 | 1.20 | 1.22 | 1.25 | 1.28 |
| Limestone | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.10 |
| Vit. mix1) | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Min. mix2) | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Choline-Cl (50%) | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Salt | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
| Total | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Chemical composition3) | | | | | | | | |
| ME (kcal/kg) | 3,265.02 | 3,265.03 | 3,265.04 | 3,265.07 | 3,365.04 | 3,365.06 | 3,365.04 | 3,365.00 |
| Crude protein (%) | 15.20 | 15.20 | 15.20 | 15.20 | 15.20 | 15.20 | 15.20 | 15.20 |
| Total lysine (%) | 0.70 | 0.85 | 1.00 | 1.15 | 0.70 | 0.85 | 1.00 | 1.15 |
| Total methionine (%) | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| Total threonine (%) | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.62 |
| Total tryptophan (%) | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 |
| Calcium (%) | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 |
| Total phosphorus (%) | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 |
Provided per kg of diet: vitamins per kg of complete diets: vitamin A, 8,000 IU; vitamin D3, 1,600 IU; vitamin E, 32 IU; d-biotin, 64 g; riboflavin, 3.2 mg; calcium pantothenic acid, 8 mg; niacin, 16 mg; vitamin B12, 12 μg ; vitamin K, 2.4 mg.
Provided per kg of diet: mineral per kg of complete diet: Se, 0.1 mg; I, 0.3 mg; Mn, 24.8 mg; Cu, 54.1 mg; Fe, 127.3 mg; Zn, 84.7 mg; Co, 0.3 mg.
Calculated value.
ME, metabolizable energy; Lys, lysine; MDCP, mono-dicalcium phosphate.