Table 1. Composition of experimental diet for weaning pigs (as-fed basis)

Items Weaner
Ingredients (%)
 Corn 49.86
 Whey powder 12.50
 Soybean meal (44%) 25.00
 Soy protein concentrate 6.25
 Soybean oil 3.00
 Limestone 1.14
 Mono-calcium phosphate 1.05
 Vitamin premix1) 0.20
 Mineral premix2) 0.20
 L-Lysine-HCl 0.45
 DL-Methionine 0.16
 L-Threonine 0.13
 L-Valine 0.06
Calculated energy and nutrient contents
 Metabolizable energy (kcal/kg) 3,465
 Crude protein (%) 21.26
 Calcium (%) 0.81
 Phosphorus (%) 0.65
Provided per kilogram of complete 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; vitamin B12, 12 μg.
Provided per kilogram of complete diet: 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.