Table 1.

Composition of the experimental diets containing white rice, adlay, buckwheat, or glutinous barley (Units/kg)

Mineral mix contained (g/kg of mix) calcium carbonate anhydrous 357, potassium phosphate monobasic 196, potassium citrate, tripotassium monohydrate 70.78, sodium chloride 75.00, potassium sulfate 46.6, magnesium oxide 24, ferric citrate 6.06, zinc carbonate 1.65, manganese carbonate 0.63, copper carbonate 0.3, potassium iodate 0.01, sodium selenate anhydrous 0.103, ammonium paramolybdate·4H₂O 0.00795, sodium metasillicate·9H₂O 1.45, chromium potassium sulfate·12H₂O 0.275, ammonium vanadate 0.0066, lithium chloride 0.0174, boric acid 0.08145, sodium fluoride 0.0635, nickel carbonate 0.0318, and powdered sucrose 221.026

Vitamin mix contained (g/kg of mix) nicotinic acid 3.0, Ca pantothenate 1.6, pyridoxine-HCl 0.7, thiamin-HCl 0.6, riboflavin 0.6, folic acid 0.2, biotin 0.02, vitamin B₁₂ (0.1% in mannitol) 2.5, vitamin E (500 IU/g) 15.0, vitamin A (500,000 IU/g) 0.8, vitamin D₃ (499,000 IU/g) 0.25, vitamin K₁ (phylloquinone) 0.075, and powdered sucrose 974.655

WR, white rice; AD, adlay; BW, buckwheat; GB, glutinous barley