Table 1.
Diet composition1
| Control | Wheat bran g/kg | Barley | |
|---|---|---|---|
| α-cellulose wheat bran barley |
45 | 164.8 | 608.1 |
| cornstarch | 534.5 | 447.2 | 55.3 |
| casein | 200 | 174.1 | 130.1 |
| sucrose | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| sunflower seed oil | 70 | 70 | 70 |
| mineral mix2 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| vitamin mix3 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| cystine | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| choline | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
1 All diets contain 4.5% neutral non-starch polysaccharides and the wheat bran and barley were added as a flour of similar particle size (2-3 mm).
2 mineral mix AIN-93G
3 vitamin mix AIN-76, with only 33% of α-tocopherol was provided.