Table 1. Ingredient and nutrient composition of control and rye-based experimental diets.
| Rye-based diet | Control and DEX | |
|---|---|---|
| Ingredients (g/kg) | ||
| Rye | 525.5 | 0.0 |
| Wheat | 0.0 | 652.2 |
| Soybean meal | 346.4 | 262.8 |
| Canola oil | 86.8 | 42.6 |
| Limestone | 12.2 | 11.5 |
| Di-calcium phosphate | 14.2 | 15.6 |
| Sodium chloride | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| Vitamin and mineral premix1 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Choline Cl 70% | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| L-lysine HCl 78.4% | 1.7 | 3.4 |
| DL-methionine | 3.5 | 2.7 |
| L-threonine | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| Nutrients (g/kg unless otherwise noted) | ||
| Dry matter | 904.2 | 899.4 |
| Metabolizable energy (kcal/kg) | 3000 | 3000 |
| Crude protein | 215.0 | 216.2 |
| Crude fat | 101.0 | 58.2 |
| Crude fiber | 38.1 | 24.2 |
| Dig2 Arg | 13.7 | 12.3 |
| Dig Lys | 11.5 | 11.5 |
| Dig Met | 6.1 | 5.5 |
| Dig M+C | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| Dig Trp | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| Dig Leu | 12.4 | 12.8 |
| Dig Ile | 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Dig Thr | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Dig Val | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Calcium | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| Available phosphorus | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| Sodium | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Chloride | 2.0 | 2.0 |
1Vitamin and mineral concentrate supplied per kilogram of diet: retinol, 12,000 IU; cholecalciferol, 5,000 IU; tocopheryl acetate, 75 mg, menadione, 3 mg; thiamine, 3 mg; riboflavin, 8 mg; niacin, 55 mg; pantothenate, 13 mg; pyridoxine, 5 mg; folate, 2 mg; cyanocobalamin, 16 μg; biotin, 200 μg; cereal-based carrier, 149 mg; mineral oil, 2.5 mg; Cu (sulfate), 16 mg; Fe (sulfate), 40 mg; I (iodide), 1.25 mg; Se (selenate), 0.3 mg; Mn (sulfate and oxide), 120 mg; Zn (sulfate and oxide), 100 mg; cereal-based carrier, 128 mg; mineral oil, 3.75 mg.
2 Digestible