Table 1. Composition of basal diet for weaned pigs (as-fed basis)

Items PC NC
Ingredients (%)
 Corn 56.09 58.09
 Soybean meal (44%) 26.00 24.00
 Soy protein concentrate 12.00 12.00
 Soybean oil 3.00 3.00
 Limestone 1.30 1.30
 Monocalcium phosphate 1.20 1.20
 Vitamin-mineral premix1) 0.04 0.04
 L-Lysine-HCl 0.24 0.24
 DL-Methionine 0.09 0.09
 L-Threonine 0.04 0.04
 Total 100 100
Calculated energy and nutrient contents
 Metabolizable energy (Mcal/kg) 3.53 3.42
 Crud protein (%) 24.49 22.51
 Calcium (%) 0.81 0.73
 Phosphorus (%) 0.69 0.63
 Lysine (%) 1.54 1.41
The vitamin-mineral premix provided the following quantities of vitamins 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.
PC, positive control; NC, negative control.