Research Article

Lactobacillus delbrueckii Ameliorates Intestinal Integrity and Antioxidant Ability in Weaned Piglets after a Lipopolysaccharide Challenge

Table 1

Ingredient composition of the basal diet (as-fed basis).

ItemContent

Ingredient (%)
 Extruded corn50.00
 Soybean meal (44% crude protein)19.20
 Extruded soybean13.52
 Fish meal3.00
 Whey powder10.00
 L-Lysine HCl (78%)0.35
 L-Methionine (98%)0.21
 L-Threonine (98%)0.11
 Dicalcium phosphate0.91
 Limestone0.70
 Vitamin and mineral premixa2.00
Nutrient compositionb
 Digestible energy (MJ/kg)14.58
 Crude protein (%)19.21
 Calcium (%)0.78
 Available phosphorus (%)0.45
 Lysine (%)1.38
 Methionine (%)0.52
 Threonine (%)0.86

aPremix supplied per kg diet: retinyl acetate, 5512 IU; cholecalciferol, 2200 IU; DL-α-tocopheryl acetate, 30 IU; menadione sodium bisulfite complex, 4 mg; riboflavin, 5.22 mg; D-calcium-pantothenate, 20 mg; niacin, 26 mg; vitamin B 12, 0.01 mg; Mn (MnSO4·H2O), 63.6 mg; Fe (FeSO4·H2O), 90 mg; Zn (ZnSO4·7H2O), 75 mg; Cu (CuSO4·5H2O), 100 mg; I (CaI2), 0.2 mg; Se (Na2SeO3), 0.2 mg. bCalculated value.