Table 1. Composition of growing pig diets (as fed-basis)
Ingredients (%) | |
Corn | 73.99 |
Soybean meal | 21.31 |
Tallow | 1.78 |
Tri calcium phosphate | 1.24 |
Limestone | 0.75 |
Salt | 0.2 |
Methionine (99%) | 0.06 |
Lysine | 0.42 |
Mineral mix1) | 0.1 |
Vitamin mix2) | 0.12 |
Choline (25%) | 0.03 |
Calculated value | |
ME (kcal/kg) | 3,300 |
Crude protein (%) | 16.5 |
Crude fat (%) | 4.64 |
Crude fiber (%) | 2.51 |
Lysine (%) | 1.12 |
Methionine (%) | 0.32 |
Calcium (%) | 0.66 |
Phosphorous (%) | 0.56 |
Ash (%) | 4.52 |
Provided per kg diet: Fe, 138 mg as ferrous sulfate; Cu, 84 mg as copper sulfate; Mn, 24 mg as manganese oxide; Zn, 72 mg as zinc oxide; I, 0.6 mg as potassium iodide; and Se, 0.36 mg as sodium selenite.
Provided per kilograms of diet: vitamin A, 15,600 IU; vitamin D3, 2,040 IU; vitamin E, 72 IU; vitamin K3, 6 mg; vitamin B1, 5.04 mg; vitamin B2, 22.8 mg; vitamin B6, 8.04 mg; vitamin B12, 0.06 mg; biotin, 0.408 mg; folic acid, 2.52 mg; niacin, 66 mg; D-calcium pantothenate, 54 mg.