Table 4.
Ingredient composition of nitrogen free diet (as-fed basis)
| Ingredients | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Corn starch | 16.9 |
| Dextrose | 64.0 |
| Sunflower oil | 5.0 |
| Arbocel (cellulose)1 | 5.0 |
| Celite | 2.0 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 1.9 |
| Limestone | 1.3 |
| Vit/min premix2 | 0.7 |
| Choline chloride | 0.3 |
| Salt | 0.2 |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 1.5 |
| Potassium chloride | 1.2 |
1
Arbocel, Insoluble raw fiber concentrate, Holzmuhle, Rosenberg, Germany.
2
Provided per kg of diet: retinyl acetate, 4,400 IU; cholecalciferol, 118 μg; DL-α-tocopheryl acetate, 12 IU; menadione sodium bisulphite, 2.40 mg; thiamine, 2.5 mg; riboflavin, 4.8 mg; niacin, 30 mg; D-pentothenic acid, 10 mg; pyridoxine, 5 mg; biotin, 130 μg; folic acid, 2.5 mg; cyanocobalamin, 19 μg; manganese, 85 mg (MnSO4·H2O); iron, 80 mg (FeSO4·H2O); zinc, 75 mg (ZnO); copper, 6 mg (CuSO4.5H2O); iodine, 1 mg (ethylene diamine dihydroiodide); selenium, 130 μg (Na2SeO3).