Table 1 Diet composition
Diet | Control | 15% whole flaxseed | 10% defatted flax meal | 5% flax oil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Enriched in | – | ALA+SDG | SDG | ALA |
Ingredients (%) | ||||
 Corn | 67.40 | 47.58 | 54.90 | 52.00 |
 Flaxseed (whole) | 0.00 | 15.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
 Soy bean meal | 18.30 | 18.30 | 18.30 | 18.30 |
 Corn gluten meal | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
 Flax oil | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
 Defatted flax meal | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 |
 Qual fal | 0.00 | 2.50 | 3.80 | 0.00 |
 Solka floc | 0.30 | 5.62 | 1.99 | 8.70 |
 Limestone | 8.75 | 8.75 | 8.75 | 8.75 |
 Dical | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 |
 Salt | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
 Vitamin mix | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
 Mineral mix | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
 DL-met | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
Calculated analysis | ||||
 CP, % | 16.56 | 16.50 | 17.04 | 16.40 |
 TME, kcal/kg | 2816.00 | 2815.00 | 2816.00 | 2815.00 |
 Calcium, % | 3.73 | 3.75 | 3.77 | 3.73 |
 Phosphorus, % | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.37 |
 Met + Cys, % | 0.67 | 0.64 | 0.72 | 0.67 |