TABLE 1.
Composition of the diet1
| Ingredients | Content |
|---|---|
| g/100 g (as-fed) | |
| Wheat middlings | 42.25 |
| Cottonseed hulls | 27.4 |
| Rice mill feed | 15.0 |
| Dehydrated alfalfa | 10.0 |
| Liquid binder | 2.5 |
| Ground limestone | 1.76 |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 0.50 |
| Mineral mixture2 | 0.50 |
| Vitamin mixture3 | 0.09 |
1
Provided the following (percent of diet): crude protein, 11.7; arginine, 0.60; crude fat, 3.4; crude fiber, 22.3; calcium, 1.0; phosphorus, 0.50; chlorine, 0.61; sodium, 0.40; potassium, 0.94; sulfur, 0.18; magnesium, 0.25.
2
Provided the following (mg/kg of the complete diet): manganese, 226; iron, 228; copper, 11.3; cobalt, 0.35; zinc, 146; iodine, 1.00; selenium, 0.53; and molybdenum, 1.00.
3
Provided the following (mg/kg of the complete diet): retinyl acetate, 4.46; d-α-tocopherol, 13.2; thiamin, 1.76; and menadione sodium bisulfate, 0.27.