Dietary Bacillus spp. supplementation to both sow and progenies improved post-weaning growth rate, gut function, and reduce the pro-inflammatory cytokine production in weaners challenged with Escherichia coli K88

Table 7 Basal diet formulations and nutrient specifications of weaning pigs (as fed basis)

Item	Weeks 0–2	Weeks 2–6
Ingredients (%)
Corn	49.74	53.25
Soybean meal	21.78	17.82
Fermented soybean meal	4.00	3.00
Blood plasma protein	–	–
Dried Distiller’s Grain Solubles	–	10.00
Tallow	3.02	3.10
Lactose	7.78	3.18
Sugar	3.00	3.00
Whey protein	7.00	3.00
Mon-calcium phosphate	1.17	1.04
Limestone	1.12	1.28
Salt	0.10	0.10
Methionine	0.15	0.08
Lysine	0.71	0.72
Mineral mix^a	0.20	0.20
Vitamin mix^b	0.20	0.20
Choline (25%)	0.03	0.03
Total	100	100
Calculated value
Crude Protein, %	18.00	18.00
Calcium, %	0.80	0.80
Phosphorus, %	0.60	0.60
Lysine, %	1.50	1.40
Methionine, %	0.40	0.35
Metabolizable Energy, kcal/kg	3400	3350
Crude fat, %	5.11	6.08
Lactose, %	12.00	5.00

^aProvided per kg diet were: Fe, 100 mg as ferrous sulfate; Cu, 17 mg as copper sulfate; Mn, 17 mg as manganese oxide; Zn, 100 mg as zinc oxide; I, 0.5 mg as potassium iodide; Se, 0.3 mg as sodium selenite
^bProvided per kg of diet were: vitamin A, 10,800 IU; vitamin D3, 4,000 IU; vitamin E, 40 IU; vitamin K3, 4 mg; vitamin B1, 6 mg; vitamin B2, 12 mg; vitamin B6, 6 mg; vitamin B12, 0.05 mg; biotin, 0.2 mg; folic acid, 2 mg; niacin, 50 mg; D-calcium pantothenate, 25 mg

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