Table 1.
Compositions of the formulated low-silicon and standard rodent stock diets
| Components | Formulated low-Si diet |
Standard rodent dieta |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| g/kg | % total diet (w/w) | g/kg | % total diet (w/w) | |
| Protein | 1">120b | 12 | 18 | |
| Carbohydrate and fibre | 2">400c | 40 | 61 | |
| Glucose | 4.38 | 0.44 | ||
| Sucrose | 367 | 36.7 | ||
| Oil | 3">50d | 5 | 2.5 | |
| Choline | 0.56 | 0.056 | 1.22 | |
| l-Methionine | 10 | 1 | 0.3 | |
| l-Lysine | 5 | 0.5 | 1 | |
| Cystine | 0.57 | |||
| Ash | 5.5 | |||
| Vitamin mix | 4.55 g/kg | 0.455% TD | ||
| Mineral mix | 20 | 2 | 4.40 | |
| Vitamin mix composition | mg/kg | IU/kg | mg/kg | IU/kg |
| dl-A-trocophenol (vit. E) | 200 | 104 | ||
| Vitamin A | 16 | 8000 | 12000 | |
| Vitamin D3 | 3.8 | 1520 | 1500 | |
| Menadione (vit. K) | 1 | 15 | ||
| Biotin (vit. B7) | 1 | 0.334 | ||
| Folic acid (vit. M) | 2 | 2.5 | ||
| Inositol | 50 | |||
| Niacin (vit. B3) | 30 | 78 | ||
| D-Ca pantothenate (vit. B5) | 10 | 26 | ||
| Riboflavin (Vit B2) | 27 | 11 | ||
| Thiamine HCl (vit. B1) | 10 | 14 | ||
| Pyridoxine HCl (vit. B6) | 15 | 14 | ||
| Cyanocobalamin (vit. B12) | 0.05 | 0.02 | ||
| PABA (vit. Bx) | 5 | |||
| Mineral mix elemental composition | Reported mg/kg | Observede mg/kg (SD) | Reported mg/kg | Observede mg/kg (SD) |
| Ca | 5006 | 5387 (367) | 8800 | 8849 (1481) |
| K | 3659 | 3271 (725) | 7000 | 7714 (476) |
| Na | 828 | 3400 | ||
| Mg | 499 | 412 (16) | 1600 | 1680 (81) |
| Mn | 50.4 | 55.6 (10.9) | 68 | 66.1 (4.0) |
| Zn | 44.7 | 49.7 (6.7) | 95 | 103.8 (18.6) |
| Fe | 35.2 | 36.2 (1.3) | 104 | 145.4 (10.6) |
| Cu | 5.09 | 4.57 (1.03) | 20 | 18.3 (1.98) |
| Se | 0.15 | 0.36 | ||
| Mo | 0.25 | |||
| B | 1.05 | 0.98 (0.17) | 7.42 (0.62) | |
| Co | 0.002 | 0.46 | ||
| Si | N/P | 3.19 (0.64) | N/P | 322.4 (47.3) |
| P | 2276 | 7000 | ||
| F | 0.91 | |||
a
5consists of wheat meal, barley meal, Soya meal, wheat feed, fish meal, fats and oils, minerals and trace elements, molasses, N/P = not provided, TD = total diet. Consists of wheat meal, barley meal, Soya meal, wheat-feed, fish meal, fats and oils, minerals and trace elements, molasses.">Consists of wheat meal, barley meal, Soya meal, wheat-feed, fish meal, fats and oils, minerals and trace elements, molasses.
b
Washed casein.
c
Acid washed corn.
d
Corn oil.
e
Measured by ICPOES following microwave digestion.