Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

Table 1 Dietary formulation and nutrient levels for pregnant sows

From: Effects of maternal methyl donor intake during pregnancy on ileum methylation and function in an intrauterine growth restriction pig model

Ingredients, %	CON	MET
Corn	19.85	19.85
Barley	35.00	35.00
Wheat bran	25.00	25.00
Sorghum	5.00	5.00
Sunflower seed meal	10.05	10.05
L-Lysine·HCl (98%)	0.34	0.34
DL-Methionine (98.5%)	0.04	0.04
L-Threonine (98%)	0.06	0.06
Choline chloride (50%)	0.29	0.29
Limestone	1.84	1.84
Monocalcium phosphate	0.51	0.51
NaCl	0.50	0.50
Vitamin and mineral premix^a	0.32	0.32
Carriers^b	1.20	0.70
Methyl donors		0.50
Total	100.00	100.00
Nutrient levels^c
Net energy, Mcal/kg	2.05	2.05
Crude protein, %	13.00	13.00
Crude fiber, %	6.40	6.40
Calcium, %	0.87	0.87
Total phosphorus, %	0.51	0.51
Total lysine, %	0.71	0.71
Total methionine, %	0.25	0.25
Total threonine, %	0.59	0.59
Total tryptophan, %	0.17	0.17
Folic acid, mg/kg	1.23	16.23
Vitamin B₁₂, μg/kg	14.20	164.20
Choline, mg/kg	1,073	1,473
Betaine, mg/kg	0.00	3,000

^aVitamin mixture supplied the following amounts of vitamins/kg of complete diet: 3,786 IU vitamin A; 757 IU vitamin D₃; 42 IU vitamin E; 1.0 mg vitamin B₁; 3.5 mg vitamin B₂; 1.0 mg vitamin B₆; 15.0 μg vitamin B₁₂; 10 mg niacin; 1.2 mg folate; 1,073 mg choline. Mineral mixture per kilogram of diet contained 76 mg Fe; 9.5 mg Cu; 95 mg Zn; 24 mg Mn; 0.15 mg I; 0.15 mg Se
^bThe carriers were complex of rice bran and corn starch
^cCalculated according to China Feed Database (2014) [24]

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