Table 1.
Components of the vegetarian diet (basic diet) and the vegetarian diet supplemented with feather meal as well as either cornmeal (basic diet + cornmeal), fermented rye (basic diet + fermentate) or rye (basic diet + rye).
| Components (% as Fed) |
Basic Diet (Vegetarian) | Basic Diet + Cornmeal (non-Vegetarian) |
Basic Diet + Fermentate (non-Vegetarian) |
Basic Diet + Rye (non-Vegetarian) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat | 17.3 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Broken rice | 17.3 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Wheat gluten | 5.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Rice protein | 5.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Sunflower oil | 4.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Dried beet pulp | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Brewer’s yeast | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Linseed | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Lignocellulose | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Sum of additives 1 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Feather meal | - | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Cornmeal | - | 20.1 | - | - |
| Rye | - | - | - | 20.1 |
| Fermented rye | - | - | 60.4 2 | |
| Water | 40.5 | 40.3 | - | 40.3 |
1 dicalcium phosphate, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, choline chloride, L-lysine, DL-methionine, magnesium carbonate, taurine, protein hydrolysates with additives such as synthetic amino acids, sugars and phosphoric acids and antioxidants; 2 dry matter content: 30.7%. Percentages may not total to 100% due to rounding.