Table 1: Composition of experimental diets.
|
SRDa |
|
|
Diet ingredients (g/kg diet) |
|
|
Sucrose |
580 |
|
Casein (vitamin free)b |
165 |
|
Corn oil |
105 |
|
Salt mix |
35 |
|
Vitamin mix |
10 |
|
Choline Chloride |
2 |
|
Methionine |
3 |
|
Fiber (cellulose) |
100 |
|
Energy (kJ/g) |
16.3 |
a The home-made SRD
experimental diet is based on the modified AIN-93M diet. b Casein was
provided by Saputo Molfino Hermanos S.A., Buenos Aires, Argentine.
Reference
diet (RD):
Rodent commercial diet (GEPSA FEED, Buenos Aires, Argentina) containing
(g/kg diet): carbohydrate (corn, sorghum, wheat, oats, barley) 427; protein
180; fat 39; fiber 55; minerals and vitamins 169; moisture 130; digestible
energy 12.5 kJ/g.