Table 1.

Composition of experimental diets (%)

^a)Teklad, Harlan Madison WI, USA

^b)Junsei Chemical Co., Ltd.

^c)Mineral mixture (g/100 g) : CaHPO₄ 50.0, NaCl 7.4, K₃C₆H₅O₇ H₂O 22.0, K₂SO₄ 5.2, MgO 2.4, Manganous carbonate (43-48% Mn) 0.35, Ferric citrate (16.7% Fe) 0.6, Zinc carbonate (70% Zn) 0.16, Cupric carbonate (53-55% Cu) 0.03, KIO₃ 0.001, Na₂SeO₃ · 5H₂O 0.001, CrK(SO₄)₂ · 12H₂O 0.055, Sucrose 11.804

^d)Sigma Chemical Co., USA

^e)Simvastatin, Choongwae Pharm. Co., Korea. 2 mg/kg BW, calculated from the daily food consumption

^g)Onion and beet after cut and freeze dried were powdered (Jeju Agri Devel Tech Exten Center).