Table 2. Formula and chemical composition of the experimental diets (phase 2, 3 to 5 weeks)

Treatments1)
Ingredients NM LM MM HM
Corn 51.96 46.85 41.70 36.60
Soybean meal 26.22 26.40 26.59 26.79
Barley 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00
Whey powder 0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00
Lactose 0.00 3.00 6.00 9.00
Soypeptide 2.22 2.31 2.40 2.50
Soy-oil 1.55 1.44 1.34 1.22
Monodicalcium phosphate 1.19 1.17 1.17 1.15
Limestone 0.91 0.90 0.88 0.86
L-lysine-HCl (78%) 0.20 0.18 0.16 0.14
DL-methionine (80%) 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.05
L-threonine (99%) 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.00
Vitamin premix2) 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10
Mineral premix3) 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10
Salt 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30
Choline-Cl (50%) 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10
Zinc oxide 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10
Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Calculated composition4)
 ME (kcal/kg) 3,265.02 3,265.00 3,265.03 3,265.00
 Crude protein (%)5) 19.62 18.86 18.99 19.92
 Crude fat (%)5) 1.87 1.71 1.52 1.93
 Crude ash (%)5) 5.18 7.97 5.67 6.33
 Lysine (%)6) 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15
 Methionine (%)6) 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30
 Methionine + cystine (%)6) 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.65
 Calcium (%) 0.70 0.70 0.70 0.70
 Total phosphorus (%) 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60
 Available phosphorus (%) 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.32
NM, almost no milk by-products, 5% / 0%; LM, lower milk by-products, 10% / 5%; MM, middle milk by-products, 20% / 10%; HM, high milk by-products, 30% / 15%.
Provided the following per kilogram of diet: vitamin A, 8,000 IU; vitamin D3, 1,800 IU; vitamin E, 60 IU; vitamin K3, 2 mg; vitamin B1, 2 mg; vitamin B2, 7 mg; vitamin B5, 25 mg; vitamin B3, 27 mg; vitamin B6, 3 mg; biotin, 0.20 g; folic acid, 1.00 mg; vitamin B12, 0.03 g.
Provided the following per kilogram of diet: Se, 0.30 mg; I, 1.00 mg; Mn, 51.60 mg; Cu, 26.74 mg; Fe, 150.00 mg; Zn, 72.00 mg; Co, 0.50 mg.
Calculated value.
Analyzed value.
Calculated SID value: Lysine, 81.83%; methionine 90.00%; methionine + cystine, 89.23%.
ME, metabolizable energy; SID, standard ileal digestibility.