Table 1.
Chemical composition of the basal diet.
| Basal Diet | |
|---|---|
| Dry matter (DM), g/100 g as-fed | 89.65 |
| Crude protein, g/100 g DM | 15.67 |
| Ether extract, g/100 g DM | 2.68 |
| Neutral detergent fibre, g/100 g DM | 30.36 |
| Acid detergent fibre, g/100 g DM | 15.97 |
| Acid detergent lignin, g/100 g DM | 3.62 |
| Ash, g/100 g DM | 7.01 |
| Total tocopherols, μg/g DM | 13.08 |
| α-Tocopherol, % of total tocopherols | 98.75 |
| γ-Tocopherol, % of total tocopherols | 1.16 |
| δ-tocopherol, % of total tocopherols | 0.08 |
| Fatty acids, g/kg DM | |
| 14:0 | 0.06 |
| 16:0 | 5.82 |
| 18:0 | 1.51 |
| 18:1 n-9 | 8.94 |
| 18:2 n-6 | 28.03 |
| 18:3 n-3 | 0.07 |
| 20:0 | 0.16 |