Table 3 The analysed composition of experimental diets offered to pigs (g/kg unless otherwise stated).
Dietary treatments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Grain preservation method | Dried | OA-preserved | Dried | OA-preserved |
Zinc oxide supplementation | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Chemical analysis (g/kg) | ||||
DM | 884.0 | 872.0 | 889.0 | 873.0 |
Ash | 46.0 | 46.0 | 47.0 | 44.0 |
GE (MJ/kg) | 16.67 | 16.07 | 16.48 | 16.49 |
Crude fat | 55.0 | 51.0 | 53.0 | 55.0 |
Crude protein | 187.0 | 186.0 | 185.0 | 183.0 |
Crude fibre | 34.0 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 30.0 |
NDF | 124.0 | 120.0 | 124.0 | 114.0 |
ADF | 40.0 | 37.0 | 49.0 | 35.0 |
Starch | 376.0 | 346.0 | 345.0 | 336.0 |
Mycotoxin levels (mg/kg)b | ||||
Deoxynivalenol | < 75 | < 75 | < 75 | < 75 |
T-2 Toxin | < 4.00 | < 4.00 | < 4.00 | < 4.00 |
HT-2 toxin | < 20.00 | < 20.00 | < 20.00 | < 20.00 |
Zearalenone | < 10 | < 10 | < 10 | < 10 |
Ochratoxin A | 24.01 | < 1.00 | 10.72 | 2.15 |
Essential amino acids (g/kg) | ||||
Arginine | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 10.2 |
Histidine | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
Isoleucine | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.7 |
Leucine | 12.3 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.3 |
Lysine | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
Methionine + Cysteine | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.7 |
Phenylalanine | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8 |
Threonine | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.9 |
Tryptophan | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
Valine | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.1 |
