Table 2.
Ingredients in test diets for minipigs1
| Component (g/100 g diet, as fed basis) | Weight % Control or 2.5% Gl |
| Corn (to 100%) | 26.6 |
| Wheat shorts | 29.8 |
| Pork fat2 | 9.0 |
| Soy meal (44%; contains soy protein) | 8.5 |
| Bakery by products | 8.5 |
| Unsalted, melted butter3 | 4.5 |
| Amino acid mix4 | 3.4 |
| Mineral mix5 | 2.8 |
| Cellulose6 (control) or Gl7 | 2.5 |
| Canola (rapeseed) meal | 2.5 |
| Poultry meal | 1.7 |
| Cholesterol8 | 0.1 |
| Vitamin mix (includes choline)9 | 0.1 |
| Trace element mix10 | 0.02 |
1Diets were custom prepared by Kliba (Kaiseraugst, Switzerland) as a fat and cholesterol enriched diet 2604. Unless indicated otherwise, stocks were from Kliba. Proximate analysis of minipig test diets (wt%) was: carbohydrate as nitrogen free extract 46.6, crude protein 15.9, water 11.1, crude fat 16.8, ash (including vitamins) 5.1, and crude fiber 4.6. Total- and digestible energy of the diet were estimated to be 3985 and 3776 kcal/kg diet, respectively. 2Centravo Schweinefett B 90, Centravo AG, Zurich, Switzerland. Contained 98% fat, 5% free fatty acids, 9% polyunsaturated fatty acids, protected with antioxidants. 3Migros Genossenschafts-Bund SA, Zurich, Switzerland. 82% fat, 0.5% protein, 0.5% carbohydrate. 4Per 100 g diet, contained 1.06% arginine, 0.75% lysine, 0.26% methionine, 0.56% methionine + cystine, 0.20% tryptophan, and 0.57% threonine [78]. 5Per 100 g diet, contained 0.80% calcium, 0.70% phosphorus, 0.19% sodium, 0.63% potassium, 0.20% magnesium, and 0.26% chloride. 6Vitacel LC 200 Cellulose, J. Rettenmaier & Söhne (JRS), GMBH + Co, Rosenberg, Holzmühle 1, Germany. 0.3% sulfate ash, pH 5.0–7.5, 300 μM fiber length. 7Champitec, Payerne, Switzerland. Prepared as described in the text. Pigs that did not receive the Gl extract, received the control diet plus 80 mg lovastatin/pig/d in half an apple. 8Fluka 26740, Fluka Holding AG, Buchs, Switzerland. 97% pure. 9Roche Vitamins Ltd, Basel, Switzerland. In mg/100 g diet, contained 0.4 vitamin A (800 IU), 2.0 vitamin D3 (80 IU), 10.5 vitamin E, 0.3 vitamin K3, 1.2 vitamin B1, 0.8 vitamin B2, 3.0 nicotinic acid, 2.0 pantothenic acid, 0.1 folic acid, 0.7 vitamin B6, 0.0034 vitamin B12, 0.02 biotin, 65.1 choline, and 2.0 vitamin C. 10In mg/100 g diet, contained 1.1 copper (mg/kg), 7.6 zinc, 11.0 iron, 0.05 iodine, 5.0 manganese, and 0.03 selenium. Gl, G. lucidum.