Table 1.
Composition of test diets.
| Test Diets (g/kg) # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Protein-Fe [LPI] |
S. torvum [STO] |
A. domesticus + S. torvum [TAD] |
Protein-Fe Sufficient [PIS] |
A. domesticus [ADO] |
R. phoenicis fabricius [RFA] |
|
| Ingredients | ||||||
| Casein, low Cu and Fe | 57.5 | 57.5 | 37.4 | 172.4 | 57.5 | 57.5 |
| Corn starch | 559.5 | 250.7 | 311.4 | 449.2 | 321.6 | 233.2 |
| Sucrose | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Soybean oil | 70.0 | 117.0 | 70.0 | 68.8 | 33.3 | 0.0 |
| Mineral mix, Fe deficient | 35.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 |
| Vitamin mix, AIN-93-VX | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Ferrous Sulfate, heptahydrate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Choline Bitartrate | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| S. torvum | 0.0 | 267.0 | 121.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| A. domesticus | 0.0 | 0.0 | 154.3 | 0.0 | 283.0 | 0.0 |
| R. fabricius | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 403.0 |
| Nutrients | ||||||
| Energy (kcal/g) | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| Protein (%) | 5.0 | 8.8 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 23.3 | 15.0 |
| Carbohydrate (%) | 76.8 | 60.9 | 59.9 | 66.9 | 55.4 | 57.8 |
| Fat (%) | 7.1 | 12.4 | 10.2 | 7.1 | 8.6 | 15.8 |
| Iron (ppm) | 0.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 10.0 |
| Zinc (ppm) | 35.6 | 43.1 | 68.9 | 35.6 | 90.5 | 112.1 |
# Abbreviations of the test diet are indicated in the square bracket.