Table 1.
Ingredient composition of experimental diets
| Ingredient, % | Rye Bono | Rye Daniello | Rye Brasetto | Barley | Wheat | Corn | N free |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cereal grain | 94.20 | 94.20 | 94.20 | 94.05 | 94.15 | 93.85 | — |
| Cornstarch | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68.00 |
| Soybean oil | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 |
| Limestone | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.05 | 0.60 | 0.40 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 1.45 | 1.90 |
| Salt | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 |
| Chromic oxide | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.50 |
| Vitamin–mineral premix1 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
| Solka-floc2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.00 |
| Magnesium oxide | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.10 |
| Potassium dioxide | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.40 |
| Sucrose | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.00 |
1The vitamin–micromineral premix provided the following quantities of vitamins and micro minerals per kg of complete diet: vitamin A as retinyl acetate, 11,136 IU; vitamin D3 as cholecalciferol, 2,208 IU; vitamin E as DL-alpha tocopheryl acetate, 66 IU; vitamin K as menadione dimethylprimidinol bisulfite, 1.42 mg; thiamin as thiamine mononitrate, 0.24 mg; riboflavin, 6.59 mg; pyridoxine as pyridoxine hydrochloride, 0.24 mg; vitamin B12, 0.03 mg; D-pantothenic acid as D-calcium pantothenate, 23.5 mg; niacin, 44.1 mg; folic acid, 1.59 mg; biotin, 0.44 mg; Cu, 20 mg as copper sulfate and copper chloride; Fe, 126 mg as ferrous sulfate; I, 1.26 mg as ethylenediamine dihydriodide; Mn, 60.2 mg as manganese sulfate; Se, 0.3 mg as sodium selenite and selenium yeast; and Zn, 125.1 mg as zinc sulfate.
2International Fiber Corporation, North Tonawands, NY.