Table 2.
Proximate composition, concentration of minerals, α- and γ- tocopherol, vitamin C, MDA, and antioxidant capacity of water- (ACW) and lipid- (ACL) soluble compounds of the finisher feed mixtures.
| Cont | +E | +C | +Se | +ECSe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proximate and mineral composition of the feed mixtures1 | |||||
| Dry matter (g/kg) | 877.7 | 879.7 | 879.1 | 879.9 | 878.5 |
| Crude protein (g/kg) | 183.9 | 186.0 | 188.1 | 183.2 | 189.7 |
| Crude fat (g/kg) | 59.80 | 58.18 | 59.63 | 62.40 | 58.87 |
| Crude fiber (g/kg) | 37.44 | 37.52 | 35.23 | 38.03 | 41.55 |
| Crude ash (g/kg) | 48.23 | 47.19 | 47.09 | 47.23 | 47.15 |
| Nitrogen free extract (g/kg) | 548.3 | 550.8 | 549.0 | 549.01 | 541.18 |
| P (g/kg) | 5.87 | 5.89 | 5.89 | 5.27 | 5.87 |
| Ca (g/kg) | 7.70 | 7.23 | 7.20 | 7.23 | 7.17 |
| Mg (g/kg) | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.03 | 1.07 |
| K (g/kg) | 9.65 | 9.51 | 9.65 | 9.44 | 9.83 |
| Na (g/kg) | 1.89 | 1.75 | 2.08 | 1.53 | 1.83 |
| Se (mg/kg) | 0.33 | 0.30 | 0.23 | 0.49 | 0.50 |
| Vitamin C(mg/kg) | / | / | 132.4 | / | 129.4 |
| Tocopherol isomers (mg/kg) | |||||
| α-tocopherol | 51.2 | 277.5 | 55.2 | 45.9 | 241.6 |
| γ- tocopherol | 31.3 | 34.2 | 31.8 | 31.0 | 35.1 |
| MDA, ACL and ACW (μmol/kg) | |||||
| MDA | 42.09 | 50.36 | 37.77 | 39.45 | 47.72 |
| ACL | 350 | 310 | 360 | 350 | 370 |
| ACW | 5240 | 4836 | 6478 | 5183 | 5802 |
1Proximate and mineral analyses of feed mixtures were determined according to official Verband Deutscher Landwirtschaftlicher Untersuchungs- und Forschungsanstalten methods (Naumann and Bassler, 1997). Values are means of 2 analyses per sample.