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

Item Finishing phase
Ingredients (%) 100.00
 Corn 66.18
 Soy bean meal 16.58
 Mixed animal fat 5.27
 DDGS 5.00
 Molasses 2.50
 Rice bran 2.00
 Limestone 0.58
 Monocalcium phosphate 0.50
 L-Lysine 0.50
 Salt 0.40
 L-Threonine 0.12
 Mineral premix2) 0.10
 Vitamin premix3) 0.10
 DL-Methionine 0.09
 Phytase 0.03
 Tryptophan 0.05
Calculated energy (Mcal/kg) and nutrient contents (%)
 Metabolizable energy 3.33
 Crude protein 14.50
 Crude fat 8.66
 Crude fiber 2.52
 Calcium 0.40
 Phosphorus 0.47
 Lysine 0.98
 Methionine 0.31
 Threonine 0.64
 Tryptophan 0.17
Diets were fed ad libitum during the whole experimental period
Provided the following quantities of minerals per kg of complete diet: Se, 0.1 mg; I, 0.3 mg; Mn, 24.8 mg; Cu·SO4, 54.1 mg; Fe, 127.3 mg; Zn, 84.7 mg; Co, 0.3 mg.
Provided the following quantities of vitamins per kg of complete diet: vitamin A, 8,000 IU; vitamin D3, 1,600 IU; vitamin E, 32 IU; d-biotin, 64 g; riboflavin, 3.2 mg; calcium pantothenic acid, 8 mg; niacin, 16 mg; vitamin B12, 12 g; vitamin K, 2.4 mg.
DDGs, dried distiller’s grains with solubles.