Table 1. The formulas and chemical composition of lactation diet

Item Lactation diet
Control NTS0.1 NTS0.2 NTS0.4
Ingredient (%)
  Corn 69.56 69.44 69.31 69.06
  Wheat 5.00 5.01 5.01 5.02
  SBM-48 14.26 14.30 14.35 14.44
  Palm kernel meal 5.00 5.01 5.01 5.02
  Tallow 1.61 1.67 1.74 1.87
  Limestone 1.13 1.13 1.13 1.13
  MDCP 1.84 1.84 1.85 1.85
  DL-Methionine (99%) 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04
  L-Lysine HCL (50%) 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68
  Threonine (98.5%) 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18
  Vitamin premix1) 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10
  Mineral premix2) 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10
  Choline chloride-50 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10
  Salt 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40
  NTS3) 0.00 0.10 0.20 0.40
  Sum 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Chemical composition4)
  ME (kcal/kg) 3,300.00 3,300.00 3,300.00 3,300.00
  CP (%) 13.43 13.43 13.43 13.43
  Lysine (%) 0.96 0.96 0.96 0.96
  Methionine (%) 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26
  Ca (%) 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76
  Total P (%) 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.65
Provided per kg of diet: vitamin A, 12,000 IU; vitamin D3, 2,400 IU; vitamin E, 132 IU; vitamin K, 1.5 mg; biotin, 0.60 mg; folacin, 3.9 mg; niacin, 30 mg; calcium pantothenic acid, 36 mg; thiamin, 3 mg; vitamin B6, 3 mg; vitamin B12, 45 μg.
Provided per kg of diet: Se, 0.3 mg; I, 0.3 mg; Mn, 49 mg; Cu, 288 mg; Fe, 281 mg; Zn, 84.7 mg; Co, 0.3 mg.
NTS (non-toxic sulfur): Narabio, Korea.
Calculated value.