TABLE 1.

Dietary ingredients and analyzed chemical composition of the control and EMS diets

Parameter	Result for diet:
	Control	EMS
Ingredient (%)
Waxy cornstarch	72.1
EMSa		72.1
Casein	18.0	18.0
Lignocelluloseb	4.0	4.0
Rapeseed oil	1.0	1.0
Vitamin-mineral premixc	4.3	4.3
Monocalcium phosphate	0.6	0.6
Analyzed chemical composition on DM basis (g/kg)
DM	938	949
Crude protein	167	166
Total starchd	668	687
Resistant starche	6.6	1.5
Calcium	8.1	8.0
Phosphorus	5.0	4.8
Gross energy (MJ/kg)	16.8	16.9

^aAgenanova (Agrana Stärke, Gmünd, Austria).

^bFiberCell (Agromed Austria GmbH, Kremsmünster, Austria).

^cIncludes the following provided per kilogram of complete diet (Garant GmbH, Pöchlarn, Austria): 16,000 IU vitamin A, 2,000 IU vitamin D₃, 125 mg vitamin E, 2.0 mg vitamin B₁, 6.0 mg vitamin B₂, 3.0 mg vitamin B₆, 0.03 mg vitamin B₁₂, 3.0 mg vitamin K₃, 30 mg niacin, 15.0 mg pantothenic acid, 900 mg choline chloride, 0.15 mg biotin, 1.5 mg folic acid, 200 mg vitamin C, 4.6 g Ca, 2.3 g as digestible P, 2.4 g as Na, 2.0 g Cl, 3.2 g K, 1.0 g Mg, 50 mg Mn (as MnO), 100 mg Zn (as ZnSO₄), 120 mg Fe (as FeSO₄), 15.6 mg Cu (as CuSO₄), 0.5 mg Se (as Na₂SeO₃), 1.9 mg of I [as Ca(IO₃)₂], and 3 g TiO₂.

^dTotal starch was determined using the K-TSTA total starch assay kit (Megazyme International Ireland, Ltd., Bray, Ireland).

^eResistant starch was determined using the K-STAR resistant starch assay kit (Megazyme International Ireland, Ltd., Bray, Ireland).