Table 1.
Ingredient composition of experimental diets
| Dietary treatmentsa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Item | CON | SDP1 | SDP8 |
| Ingredients, % | |||
| Dried skim milk | 53.10 | 50.67 | 33.68 |
| Corn starch | 19.90 | 21.32 | 31.25 |
| Sucrose | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Spray-dried plasmab | – | 1.00 | 8.00 |
| Soybean oil | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| Cellulose | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| AIN-93 MXc | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 |
| AIN-93 VXd | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| DL-methionine | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.32 |
| Choline bitartrate | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| Calculated energy and nutrient levels | |||
| ME, kcal/kg | 3483 | 3492 | 3558 |
| Crude protein, % | 18.28 | 18.25 | 18.00 |
| Ash, % | 4.44 | 4.33 | 3.57 |
| Ca, % | 1.18 | 1.14 | 0.94 |
| P, % | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.64 |
aCON = control diet; SDP1 = 1% spray-dried plasma diet; SDP8 = 8% spray-dried plasma diet
bThe SDP was from bovine blood (AP 920; APC, Inc., Ankeny, IA, USA)
cDyets, Inc., Bethlehem, PA, USA. Provided as milligrams per kilogram of diet: calcium, 5000; phosphorus, 1561; potassium, 3600; sodium, 1019; chloride, 1571; sulfur, 300; magnesium, 507; iron, 35; copper, 6; manganese, 10; zinc, 30; chromium, 1; iodine, 0.2; selenium, 0.15; fluorine, 1; cobalt, 0.5; molybdenum, 0.15; silicon, 5; nickel, 0.5; lithium, 0.1; vanadium, 0.1
dDyets, Inc., Bethlehem, PA, USA. Provided per kilogram of diet: thiamin HCl, 6 mg; riboflavin, 6 mg; pyridoxine HCl, 7 mg; niacin, 30 mg; calcium pantothenate, 16 mg; folic acid, 2 mg; biotin, 0.2 mg; cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12), 25 μg; vitamin A palmitate, 4000 IU; vitamin E acetate, 75 IU; vitamin D3, 1000 IU; vitamin K1, 0.75 mg