Table 1.
Ingredients and nutritional composition of the diets.
| Ingredients, % as Feed Basis | RF0 | RF1 | RF2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 20.00 | 20.00 | 20.00 |
| Wheat | 28.25 | 24.47 | 24.18 |
| Rice bran | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Soybean meal | 18.72 | 13.36 | 15.32 |
| Rapeseed meal | 8.00 | 8.00 | 4.68 |
| Vegetable sunflower oil | 3.53 | 3.84 | 3.9 |
| Flaxseed meal | 0.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| Rosehip meal | 0.00 | 1.50 | 3.00 |
| DL-Methionine | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.18 |
| L-Lysine HCl | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 |
| Calcium Carbonate | 8.72 | 8.74 | 8.78 |
| Monocalcium phosphate | 1.27 | 1.33 | 1.36 |
| Chloride | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.39 |
| Choline | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Premix vitamin–mineral | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Nutritional composition—Analyzed, % | |||
| Dry matter | 90.16 | 90.73 | 90.68 |
| Crude protein | 17.50 | 17.50 | 17.50 |
| Crude fat | 5.07 | 7.29 | 7.42 |
| Crude fiber | 3.99 | 5.64 | 5.97 |
| Main fatty acid classes | |||
| Saturated fatty acids (SFA) | 18.45 | 15.99 | 15.24 |
| Monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) | 37.13 | 33.51 | 33.50 |
| Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) | 44.42 | 50.51 | 51.26 |
| Unsaturated fatty acids (UFA) | 81.55 | 84.04 | 84.76 |
| n-3 PUFA | 2.13 | 6.59 | 6.68 |
| n-6 PUFA | 42.29 | 43.92 | 44.58 |
| n-6/n-3 ratio | 19.88 | 6.67 | 6.68 |
| Antioxidant capacity, mM Trolox | 5.54 | 7.00 | 7.64 |
The premix contains: vitamin A:13.500 IU; vitamin D3:3.000 IU; vitamin E:27 mg; vitamin K3: 2 mg; vitamin B1: 2 mg; vitamin B2: 4.8 mg; pantothenic acid: 14.85 mg; nicotinic acid: 27 mg; vitamin B6: 3 mg; vitamin B7: 0.04 mg; vitamin B9:1 mg; vitamin B12: 0.018 mg; vitamin C: 25 mg; manganese: 71.9 mg; iron: 60 mg; copper: 6 mg; zinc: 60 mg; cobalt: 0.5 mg; iodine: 1.14 mg; selenium: 0.18 mg.