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

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

Nutrient content

Weeks 1–2

Weeks 3–4

Weeks 5–7

Control

Enzyme

Control

Enzyme

Control

Enzyme

Dry matter, g/kg

889.1

889.5

882.7

883.1

882.8

881.0

Moisture, g/kg

110.9

110.5

117.3

116.9

117.2

118.7

Crude protein, g/kg

169.9

165.5

179.1

179.0

179.6

180.0

Crude fiber, g/kg

34.2

34.3

35.6

35.9

39.5

39.5

Crude fat, g/kg

48.3

49.4

60.7

63.1

74.8

62.4

Ash, g/kg

47.1

46.0

47.4

47.6

51.0

51.0

Sugars, g/kg

67.2

61.0

53.7

52.8

40.5

40.5

Lactose, g/kg

50.0

50.0

20.0

20.0

Starch, g/kg

344.9

367.0

358.0

359.7

351.7

360.9

Net energy, kcal/kg

2440

2439

2425

2426

2399

2334

Lysine, total, g/kg

13.74

13.62

13.47

13.43

12.38

12.39

Lysine, digestible, g/kg

12.10

12.10

11.81

11.82

10.80

10.81

Methionine, digestible, g/kg

5.19

5.21

4.96

4.95

4.31

4.32

Methionine+Cysteine, digestible, g/kg

7.37

7.89

7.23

7.43

6.64

6.66

Threonine, digestible, g/kg

7.60

7.64

7.43

7.44

6.82

6.82

Tryptophan, digestible, g/kg

2.42

2.42

2.36

2.36

2.16

2.16

Isoleucine, digestible, g/kg

5.09

5.08

5.43

5.68

5.40

5.40

Ca, g/kg

5.48

5.46

5.10

5.12

5.90

5.91

P, g/kg

5.21

5.25

5.60

5.63

5.91

5.90

P, digestible, g/kg

4.18

4.16

4.33

4.33

4.22

4.22

Na, g/kg

2.64

2.70

2.42

2.44

2.38

2.38

K, g/kg

7.23

7.19

8.10

8.41

8.79

8.77

Cl, g/kg

4.15

4.34

3.41

3.45

3.05

3.05

Cu, mg/kg

140

140

155

155

154

154

Zn (added), mg/kg

105

105

105

105

105

105