Table 1. Diet ingredients1.
| Ingredient | (g/kg) |
|---|---|
| Barley | 230 |
| Soybean meal (44%) | 160 |
| Clover hay | 300 |
| Wheat Bran | 263 |
| Molasses | 30 |
| Limestone | 10 |
| Sodium Chloride | 4 |
| Premix2 | 3 |
| Oleic acid3 CLA4 |
Variable Variable |
1diet was formulated to provide 2500 Kcal digestible energy/kg diet according to rabbit NRC, 1977.
2The premix provides the following (per kg diet): 15,000 IU of Vit. A; 100 mg Vit. E; 21 mg Vit. K3; 10 mg Vit. B1; 40 mg Vit. B2; 15 mg Vit. B6; 0.1 mg Vit. B12; 200 mg Niacin; 100 mg Pantothenic acid; 0.5 mg Biotin; 10 mg Folic acid; 500 mg Choline Chloride; 450 mg Zn; 600 mg Mn; 0.3 mg Fe; 50 mg Cu; 250 mg I.
3Oleic acid was added at a rate of 1% on the control group diet (CON), and 0.5% in the CLA 0.5% group diet.
4Dietary CLA (Conjugated linoleic acid) was added at a dose of 0.5% in the CLA 0.5% diet and 1% in the CLA 1% diet.