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Table 2 Composition and nutrient levels of basal diets (air-dry basis; %)

From: Dietary xylo-oligosaccharide supplementation alters gut microbial composition and activity in pigs according to age and dose

Items

Diet of growing pigs

Diet of fattening pigs

Corn

60.00

61.00

Barley

6.00

8.00

Soybean oil

2.00

1.50

Soybean meal

27.50

25.00

Calcium hydrogen phosphate

0.10

0.10

Lysine

0.16

0.18

Methionine

0.02

0.03

Threonine

0.10

0.07

Antioxidants

0.02

0.02

Mold inhibitor

0.10

0.10

Premixa

4.00

Premixb

4.00

Total

100.00

100.00

Nutrition levelc

  

Total digestion energy/(MJ/kg)

13.92

13.78

Crude protein

17.20

16.40

Crude fat

4.70

4.30

Lysine

1.17

1.08

Methionine

0.33

0.30

Threonine

0.77

0.71

Calcium

0.77

0.74

Total phosphorus

0.56

0.52

  1. a, bThe premix compositions were in accordance with NRC (2012) recommended nutrient requirements for growing and fattening pigs
  2. cNutrient levels were calculated values