Table 1.
Composition of CON and WPC diets in the experiment (g/kg).
| Ingredient | CON | WPC |
|---|---|---|
| Amino acids mixture 1 | 10.0 | - |
| Whey protein 2 | - | 10.0 |
| Ground whole wheat | 341.7 | 341.7 |
| Ground whole yellow corn | 200.0 | 200.0 |
| Ground whole oats | 120.0 | 120.0 |
| Wheat middlings | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Fish meal | 90.0 | 90.0 |
| Soybean meal | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| Soybean oil | 25.0 | 25.0 |
| Alfalfa meal | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| Corn gluten meal | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Brewer’s dried yeast | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Ground limestone | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Salt | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Vitamin premixture 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Mineral premixture 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Choline chloride | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| L-Lysine | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| DL-Methionine | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1 Amino acids mixture (g/100 g): His 1.7, Ile 4.5, Leu, 8.4, Lys 7.5, Met+Cys 3.3, Phe 2.6, Thr 5.6, Trp 1.6, Val 4.5, Glu 39.6, lactose 8, Ca 0.78, P 0.2, corn oil 10, and cellulose 3.53. 2 Whey protein concentrate (Alacen 878) from New Zealand Milk Products, Inc. 3 Vitamin Premixture (per kg diet): 24,300 IU vitamin A, 4200 IU vitamin D3, 22 mg vitamin K, 16.5 mg vitamin E, 132 µg biotin, 1.1 mg folic acid, 22 mg niacin, 27.5 mg pantothenic acid, 2.2 mg pyridoxine, 5.5 mg riboflavin, 71.5 mg thiamine, 15.4 μg vitamin B12. 4 Mineral premixture (per kg diet); 440 μg Co 4.4 mg Cu 66 mg Fe, 440 mg Mg, 110 mg Mn, 11 mg Zn, 7.7 mg I.