Table 1. Nutrient composition of basal diet fed to experimental piglets

Ingredient (%) Phase 11) Phase 22)
Corn 31.57 51.56
Soybean meal (44% CP) 18.00 26.56
Soy protein concentrate 16.96 8.00
Dried whey 24.00 10.00
Lactose 4.00 -
Soybean oil 3.00 1.35
Limestone 1.00 1.00
Monocalcium phosphate 0.90 0.90
Vitamin pre-mix3) 0.20 0.20
Mineral pre-mix4) 0.20 0.20
L-Lysine-HCl 0.08 0.17
DL-Methionine 0.09 0.07
Total 100 100
Calculated energy and nutrient content
 ME (Mcal/kg) 3.53 3.42
 CP (%) 24.49 22.51
 Calcium (%) 0.81 0.73
 Phosphorus (%) 0.69 0.63
 Lysine (%) 1.54 1.41
Week 1 to 3 (21 days).
Week 4 to 6 (21 days).
Provided per kilogram of diet: vitamin A, 12,000 IU; vitamin D3, 2,500 IU; vitamin E, 30 IU; vitamin K3, 3 mg; D-pantothenic acid, 15 mg; nicotinic acid, 40 mg; choline, 400 mg; and vitamin B12, 12 μg.
Fe, 90 mg from iron sulfate; Cu, 8.8 mg from copper sulfate; Zn, 100 mg from zinc oxide; Mn, 54 mg from manganese oxide; I, 0.35 mg from potassium iodide; Se, 0.30 mg from sodium selenite.
The calculation for the energy and nutrient contents was performed using the below formula: Calculated enery or each nutrient content = sum of (energy or each nutrient value of each ingredient used in a diet × % concentration of each ingredient used in a diet / 100).
ME, metabolizable energy; CP, crude protein.