Table 1. Composition of diets fed to lactating sows (%)

Ingredient Lactation
Corn 52.39
Soybean meal 29.00
Wheat 7.83
Wheat barn 2.00
Tallow 5.00
Lysine (95%) 0.20
Methionine (50%) 0.05
Limestone 0.83
Tricalcium phosphate 1.90
Salt 0.30
Vitamin-mineral mix1) 0.40
Antibiotics 0.10
Total 100.00
Chemical composition
 ME (kcal/kg) 3,386.00
 Protein 18.60
 Lysine 1.19
 Methionine 0.31
 Calcium 0.90
 Phosphorus 0.73
Composition per kg of mix: 2,750,000 IU vitamin A, 220,000 IU vitamin D3, 1,450 mg riboflavin, 11,000 mg d-pantothenic acid, 11,000 mg niacin, 110,000 mg choline, 11 mg vitamin B12, 1,100 mg menadione, 2.2 g ethoxyquin, 11,000 IU vitamin E; Contained 20% Zn, 10% Fe, 5.5% Mn, 1.1% Cu, 0.15% I.