Table 1.
Formulation and chemical composition of experimental diets (% dry matter).
| Ingredient | Content (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| NCD | HCD | |
| White fish meal | 15 | 15 |
| Casein | 24 | 24 |
| Soybean oil | 3 | 3 |
| Fish oil | 3 | 3 |
| Corn starch | 25 | 45 |
| Vitamin premix1 | 0.39 | 0.39 |
| Choline chloride | 0.11 | 0.11 |
| Mineral premix2 | 5 | 5 |
| Cellulose | 21.5 | 1.5 |
| Carboxy methyl cellulose sodium | 3 | 3 |
| Proximate composition (%) | ||
| Moisture | 9.39 | 9.11 |
| Crude protein | 29.82 | 29.99 |
| Crude lipid | 6.81 | 6.62 |
| Ash | 7.42 | 7.23 |
1Vitamin premix (mg/kg diet): Vitamin B1, 20; Vitamin B2, 20; Vitamin B6, 20; Vitamin B12, 0.02; folic acid, 5; calcium patothenate, 50; inositol, 100; niacin, 100; biotin, 0.1; cellulose, 3522; Vitamin C, 100; Vitamin A, 110; Vitamin D, 20; Vitamin E, 50; Vitamin K, 10. 2Mineral premix (mg/kg diet): NaCl, 500.0; MgSO4·7H2O, 8,155.6; NaH2PO4·2H2O, 12,500.0; KH2PO4, 16,000; Ca(H2PO4)·2H2O, 7650.6; FeSO4·7H2O, 2,286.2; C6H10CaO6·5H2O, 1750.0; ZnSO4·7H2O, 178.0; MnSO4·H2O, 61.4; CuSO4·5H2O, 15.5; CoSO4·7H2O, 0.91; KI, 1.5; Na2SeO3, 0.60; corn starch, 899.7.