Effects of citrus pulp, fish by-product and Bacillus subtilis fermentation biomass on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and fecal microflora of weanling pigs

Table 2 Ingredient and chemical compositions of experimental diets (d 15 ~ 28; as-fed basis)

	Citrus pulp, fish by-product, and Bacillus subtilis fermentation biomass, %
	0	2.5	5
Ingredients, %
Corn	61.55	59.05	56.55
Whey powder	5.00	5.00	5.00
Deh-SBM	23.11	25.23	27.35
Soy oil	2.21	2.23	2.25
Fish meal (60%)	5.00	2.50	-
_L-lysine (78%)	0.38	0.39	0.40
_DL-Methionine (100%)	0.05	0.06	0.07
MCP	0.71	1.00	1.29
Limestone	0.75	0.80	0.85
Salt	0.30	0.30	0.30
Mineral premix¹	0.30	0.30	0.30
Vitamin premix²	0.30	0.30	0.30
ZnO	0.34	0.34	0.34
Citrus pulp, fish by-product, and Bacillus subtilis fermentation biomass	0.0	2.50	5.00
Calculated chemical composition³
ME, kcal/kg	3,360	3,360	3,360
CP, %	20.00	20.00	20.00
Ca, %	0.78	0.78	0.78
Av. P, %	0.37	0.37	0.37
Lys, %	1.40	1.40	1.40
Met + Cys, %	0.72	0.72	0.72

¹Supplied per kilogram of diet: 45 mg Fe, 0.25 mg Co, 50 mg Cu, 15 mg Mn, 25 mg Zn, 0.35 mg I, 0.13 mg Se.
²Supplied per kilogram of diet: 16,000 IU vitamin A, 3,000 IU vitamin D₃, 40 IU vitamin E, 5.0 mg vitamin K₃, 5.0 mg vitamin B₁, 20 mg vitamin B₂, 4 mg vitamin B₆, 0.08 mg vitamin B₁₂, 40 mg pantothenic acid, 75 mg niacin, 0.15 mg biotin, 0.65 mg folic acid, 12 mg antioxidant.
³Based on NRC[15] values.

ISSN: 2055-0391