Supplementation of a β-mannanase enzyme reduces post-weaning diarrhea and antibiotic use in piglets on an alternative diet with additional soybean meal

Table 1 Composition of the diets for phase 1, 2 and 3 in both Control and Enzyme treated group

Composition, %	Weeks 1–2		Weeks 3–4		Weeks 5–7
Composition, %	Control	Enzyme	Control	Enzyme	Control	Enzyme
Barley 2018, cleaned	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	25.0	25.1
Wheat 2018, cleaned	18.8	19.5	24,6	28.8	16.5	18.2
Soybean meal, extruded (Danex)	10.4	11.3	8.5	8.5	–	–
Soybean meal 49%	2.5	2.5	10.4	12.4	18.9	18.7
Corn	5.0	5.0	15.0	10.0	15.0	15.0
Oat, rolled	5.0	5.0	–	–	–	–
Barley, rolled	5.0	5.0	–	–	–	–
Corn, extruded	5.0	5.0	–	–	–	–
Wheat shorts	–	–	4.0	4.0	8.3	7.9
Wheat feed	–	–	–	–	5.0	5.0
Vitamin/mineral premix^a	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0
Sugar, palatine (Beneocarb)	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	–	–
Beet pulp	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Cocoa oil	0.500	0.500	0.5	0.5	–	–
Soya oil	–	–	1.80	2.20	1.70	0.55
Animal fat	–	–	–	–	3.50	3.50
Citric acid	0.500	0.500	–	–	–	–
Chalk	0.290	0.155	0.305	0.295	0.64	0.65
PX Cu 0.3%	–	0.110	–	–	–	–
Lysine 70%	1.055	1.245	0.940	0.960	0.750	0.755
L-Threonine	0.325	0.310	0.295	0.275	0.230	0.230
DL-Methionine 99%	0.320	0.340	0.290	0.295	0.225	0.225
L-Valine	0.219	0.296	0.119	0.124	0.035	0.035
L-Tryptophan	0.089	0.080	0.075	0.064	0.049	0.049
Base mix 20%^b	20.0	–	8.0	–	–	–
Base mix 16%^c	–	16.0	–	6.4	–	–
Potato protein concentrate	1.14^d	–	0.46^d	–
Forcital (extruded soya product)	1.71^d	1.00	0.69^d	–	–	–
Wheat gluten	1.14^d	1.14	0.46^d	–	–	–
Hemicell HT Dry	–	0.030	–	0.030	–	0.030

^a The vitamin/mineral premix was calculated to provide per kg complete feed:150,000 IE vit A, 2000 IE/kg vit D₃, 100 IE/kg vit E, 2.0 mg/kg vit K₃, 2.0 mg/kg vit B₁, 6.0 mg/kg vit B₂, 15.0 mg/kg Ca D-pantothenate, 2.0 mg/kg vit B₆, 30.0 μg/kg vit B₁₂, 30.0 mg/kg niacinamide, 1.0 mg/kg folic acid, 100 μg/kg biotine, 150 mg/kg betainehydrochloride, 40 mg/kg vit C, 1.5 mg/kg potassium iodine, 0.42 mg/kg sodiumselenite, 20 mg/kg Cu-II-sulphate, 70 mg/kg Cu-II-chelate, 50 mg/kg manganese, 105 mg/kg ZnO, 100 mg/kg Fe₂SO₄, 152 U/kg 1,3(4)-β-glucanase (Axtra XB 201), 1220 U/kg 1,4-β-xylanase (Axtra XB 201), 1500 FTU/kg 6-phytase (Axtra PHY)
^b Base mix 20%: Supplied 25% lactose, 5.71% potato protein conc., 5.71% wheat gluten, and 8.57% Forcital (extruded soya)
^c Base mix 16%: As Base mix 20% without 20% protein products (potato protein concentrate, wheat gluten and Forcital)
^d Provided as part of base mix 20%. Shown for comparison to the levels in the diets with Hemicell

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