TABLE 1.

Basic diet composition

Constituents	g/100 g
Oil1	4
Casein	30
Cornstarch	27.8
Sucrose	10
Cellulose	13
Mineral mix2	6
Vitamin mix3	4
Agar4	2
dl-Methionine	0.2
Potassium acetate	2.5
Magnesium oxide	0.5
Zinc carbonate	0.002

¹Either CO or FO/CO mix (3:1, v:v) with 0.02% tertiary butylhydroquinone.

²Briggs Chick Salts A contained (g/kg): CaCO₃, 250; Ca₃(PO₄)₂, 233; CuSO₄ · 5H₂0, 0.33; ferric citrate, 6.67; MgSO₄ · 7H₂0, 83.3; MnSO₄, 5.3; KI, 0.7; K₂HPO₄, 150; NaCl, 146.7; Na₂HPO₄, 121.7; ZnCO₃, 0.33; MP Biomedicals.

³Vitamin mix provided (g/kg):vitamin A acetate (500,000 IU/g), 1.8; ergocalciferol (850,000 IU/g), 0.125; dl-α-tocopherol acetate (250 IU/g), 22.0; ascorbic acid, 45.0; inositol, 5.0; choline chloride, 75.0, menadione, 2.25; p-aminobenzoic acid, 5.0; niacin, 4.25; riboflavin, 1.0; pyridoxine HCl, 1.0; thiamine HCl, 2.0; calcium pantothenate, 3.0; biotin, 0.02; folic acid, 0.09; vitamin B-12 (0.1% TRIT),1.35; MP Biomedicals.

⁴Difco Labs.