Research Article

Selenium-Enriched Yeast Alleviates Oxidative Stress-Induced Intestinal Mucosa Disruption in Weaned Pigs

Table 1

Composition and nutrient level of experimental diet.

Ingredients%Nutrient levelContents

Corn28.31Digestible energy (calculated, MJ/kg)14.78
Extruded corn24.87Crude protein (%)19.68
Soybean meal8.50Calcium (%)0.81
Extruded full-fat soybean10.30Available phosphorus (%)0.55
 Fish meal4.20Lysine1.35
 Whey powder7.00Methionine0.42
Soybean protein concentrate8.00Methionine+cysteine0.60
 Soybean oil2.00Threonine0.79
 Sucrose4.00Tryptophan0.22
 Limestone0.90
Dicalcium phosphate0.50
 NaCl0.30
 L-Lysine HCl (78%)0.47
 DL-methionine0.15
 L-Threonine (98.5%)0.13
 Tryptophan (98%)0.03
 Chloride choline0.10
 Vitamin premix10.04
 Mineral premix20.20
 Total100

1The vitamin premix provided the following per kg of diet: 9000 IU of VA, 3000 IU of VD 3, 20 IU of VE, 3 mg of VK 3, 1.5 mg of VB1, 4 mg of VB 2, 3 mg of VB6, 0.02 mg of VB12, 30 mg of niacin, 15 mg of pantothenic acid, 0.75 mg of folic acid, and 0.1 mg of biotin. 2The mineral premix provided the following per kg of diet: 100 mg Fe, 6 mg Cu, 100 mg Zn, 4 mg Mn, and 0.30 mg I.