Table 1. Ingredient composition of experimental gestation diets (%, as-fed basis)

Items Gestation
CON1) CM1 CM2
Ingredients
 Corn 49.02 48.93 49.33
 Soybean meal (48%) 4.22 4.25 4.06
 Soybean oil 2.06 2.10 1.89
 Dehulled soybean meal 5.94 5.94 5.94
 Palm kernel meal 2.00 1.94 2.30
 Wheat 24.41 24.41 24.41
 Wheat bran 3.30 3.30 3.33
 Soybean hull 2.20 2.20 2.20
 Molasses 3.25 3.25 3.25
 Mono calcium phosphate 0.80 0.80 0.80
 Limestone 1.39 1.09 0.69
 Magnesium oxide 0.02 - -
 Salt 0.50 0.50 0.50
 Methionine (99%) 0.01 0.01 0.01
 Threonine (100%) 0.09 0.09 0.09
 L-Lysine (78%) 0.23 0.23 0.24
 Vitamin/mineral premix2) 0.40 0.40 0.40
 Choline (25%) 0.15 0.15 0.15
 Phytase 0.01 0.01 0.01
 Ca-Mg complex - 0.40 0.40
Calculated composition
 Metabolizable energy (kcal/kg) 3,200 3,200 3,200
Analyzed composition
 Dry matter 88.5 89.1 88.6
 Gross energy 3,45 3,45 3,46
 Crude protein 12.8 13.0 12.9
 Fat 4.40 4.44 4.24
 Calcium 0.78 0.77 0.62
 Phosphorous 0.51 0.49 0.50
 Magnesium 0.19 0.19 0.19
 Lysine 0.71 0.72 0.70
 Methionine 0.21 0.20 0.22
CON, basal diet; CM1, Basal diet – MgO - 0.3% limestone+ 0.40% marine derived Ca-Mg complex; CM2, basal diet - MgO - 0.7% limestone +0.40% marine derived Ca-Mg complex.
Provided per kg of complete diet: 16,800 IU vitamin A; 2,400 IU vitamin D3; 108 mg vitamin E; 7.2 mg vitamin K; 18 mg riboflavin; 80.4 mg niacin; 2.64 mg thiamine; 45.6 mg D-pantothenic; 0.06 mg cobalamine; 12 mg Cu (as CuSO4); 60 mg Zn (as ZnSO4); 24 mg Mn (as MnSO4); 0.6 mg I (as Ca (IO3)2; 0.36 mg Se (as Na2SeO3).