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

From: Molecular characterization of gut microbiome in weaning pigs supplemented with multi-strain probiotics using metagenomic, culturomic, and metabolomic approaches

Item

Phase I (Early stage)

Phase II (Late stage)

Ingredient, %

 Corn, 8%

51.68

48.55

 Soybean meal, 44%

24.00

31.68

 Wheat bran

10.00

8.00

 Soybean hulls

7.40

7.50

 Soybean oil

3.48

2.00

 Monocalcium phosphate

1.90

1.15

 Limestone

0.80

0.80

 Vitamin-Mineral premixa

0.20

0.20

  l-lysine-HCl

0.54

0.12

Calculated energy and nutrient contents

 Digestible energy, Mcal/kg

3.70

3.45

 Crude protein, %

17.50

20.00

 Digestible crude protein, %

14.00

15.00

 Lysine, %

1.30

1.10

 Calcium, %

0.70

0.60

 Phosphorus, %

0.80

0.60

 Crude fat, %

6.00

4.50

 Crude fiber, %

4.00

6.00

 Crude ash, %

6.00

5.00

  1. aVitamin–mineral premix provided the following quantities of vitamin–mineral per kilogram of basal diet: vitamin A, 12,000 IU; vitamin D3, 2500 IU; vitamin E, 30 IU; vitamin K3, 3 mg; D-pantothenic acid, 15 mg; nicotinic acid, 40 mg; choline, 400 mg; 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