Table 1. Formula and chemical compositions of the experimental diets

Items	Gestation	Lactation
Corn	65.79	58.50
Soybean meal	15.00	24.00
Wheat	6.00	4.00
Wheat bran	2.09	3.05
Beet pulp	5.00	5.00
Molasses	2.00	1.50
Limestone	0.89	0.72
Animal fat	1.00	1.03
L-Lysine	0.12	0.07
Mono-calcium phosphate	1.31	1.33
Salt	0.30	0.30
Mineral premix1)	0.25	0.25
Vitamin premix2)	0.25	0.25
Calculated compositions
ME (kcal/kg)	3,300	3,300
CP (%)	14.47	18.00
Fat (%)	3.75	3.67
Fiber (%)	3.21	3.44
Ca (%)	0.83	0.80
P (%)	0.62	0.67
Lysine (%)	0.80	1.00
Methionine (%)	0.23	0.27

Provided the following quantities per kg of complete diet: Cu, 87.5 mg as copper sulfate; Fe, 125 mg as iron sulfate; I, 1.0 mg as potassium iodate; Mn, 75 mg as manganese sulfate; Se, 0.25 mg as sodium selenite; and Zn, 60 mg as zinc oxide.
Provided the following quantities per kg of complete diet: vitamin A, 12,500 IU; vitamin D₃, 1,000 IU; vitamin E, 125 IU; vitamin K₃, 6.3 mg; thiamin, 6.3 mg; riboflavin, 25.0 mg; pyridoxine, 12.5 mg; vitamin B₁₂, 0.1 mg; pantothenic acid, 100 mg; folic acid, 7.5 mg; niacin, 225 mg; and biotin, 0.5 mg.
ME, metabolizable energy; CP, crude protein.