Table 1.
Ingredient composition of ancient grain-based diets fed to adult dogs1
| Treatment2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item3, % as-is basis | CON | AM | WPM | QU | OG |
| Amaranth | — | 40.0 | — | — | — |
| White proso millet | — | — | 40.0 | — | — |
| Quinoa | — | — | — | 40.0 | — |
| Oat groats | — | — | — | — | 40.1 |
| Rice flour | 40.2 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 8.3 | 10.0 |
| Turkey byproduct meal | 32.6 | 27.8 | 27.8 | 28.1 | 26.9 |
| Poultry fat | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.0 |
| Cellulose, Solka floc | 5.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 |
| Corn | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Corn gluten meal, 60% | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Dicalcium phosphate, 18.5% | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
| Digest, dry | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Calcium carbonate | — | — | 1.0 | 1.1 | — |
| Vitamin/mineral premix4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Potassium chloride | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Salt | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Choline chloride, 60% | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Antioxidant | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
1All diets were formulated to be nutritionally complete and balanced for adult maintenance.
2CON, control; AM, amaranth; WPM, white proso millet; QU, quinoa; OG, oat groats.
3All ingredients provided by Archer Daniels Midland Company, Quincy, IL.
4Provided per kg diet: 10.8 mg copper (CuSO4), 0.36 mg selenium (Na2SeO3), 150 mg zinc (ZnSO4, ZnO), 2,562.8 IU vitamin A, 254 IU vitamin D3, and 32.1 IU vitamin E.