Macleaya cordata Extract Decreased Diarrhea Score and Enhanced Intestinal Barrier Function in Growing Piglets

Table 1

Compositions and nutrient levels in basal diets (as-fed basis).

Ingredients	Content (%)
Yellow corn	74.90
Soybean meal	21.0
L-Lysine HCL	0.23
DL-Methionine	0.07
L-Tryptophan	0.04
L-Threonine	0.10
Poultry fat	1.00
Vitamin premix^1	1.00
Ground limestone	1.00
Monocalcium phosphate	0.70
Salt	0.30
Total composition
DM, %	89.70
ME, Mcal/kg	3.38
CP, %	19.40
Ca, %	0.68
Total P, %	0.49
Available P, %	0.21

The trace minerals in the premix provided (per kg diet): 5 mg Cu as CuSO₄⋅5H₂O; 80.5 mg Fe as FeSO₄⋅7H₂O; 0.15 mg I as KI; 0.3 mg Se as NaSeO₃; 3.3 mg Mn as MnSO₄⋅H₂O; 81.3 mg Zn as ZnSO₄⋅7H₂O; 5 mg vitamin K (menadione); 2.1 mg vitamin B1; 15.2 mg vitamin B2; 30 μg vitamin B12; 5, 110 IU vitamin D3; 400 IU vitamin A; 18 IU vitamin E; and 80 mg choline chloride.