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Table 1 Composition of the control (CON) and cardiac protection blend (CPB) diets

Ingredients	CON		CPB
Ingredients	%Diet
Basal diet mix¹	90.70		86.00
Egg Protein	1.99		0
Beef fat	9.30		0
MCT Oil	0		5.00
Fish Oil	0		2.85
Fish Meal	0		3.39
L-lysine	0		1.26
DL-methionine	0		1.02
Taurine	0		0.13
Magnesium sulfate	0		0.20
DL alpha tocopherol, supplemental	0		0.15
	%Dry matter		Per 100 Kcal ME
Nutrient content²	CON	CPB	CON	CPB
Nutrient content²	CON	CPB	g/100 Kcal
Crude protein	28.70	29.92	7.16	7.67
Fat (acid hydrolysis)	16.65	14.88	4.16	3.82
Crude fiber	3.82	3.92	0.95	1.01
Ash	5.49	5.92	1.37	1.52
Carbohydrate (by difference)	45.33	45.35	11.31	11.63
Lysine	1.16	2.12	0.29	0.54
Methionine	0.61	1.49	0.15	0.38
EPA and DHA	0.06	0.72	13.88	183.57
			mg/100 Kcal
Na	0.23	0.24	58.55	61.46
Mg	0.11	0.14	28.02	35.20
Taurine	0.07	0.20	17.30	52.21
Vitamin E (α-tocopherol)³	0.15	0.84	3.80	21.46
ME (calc.), kcal/g	4.00	3.89

ME, metabolizable energy; EPA, Eicosapentaenoic acid, and DHA, Decosahexaenoic acid, are omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil
¹Basal diet composed on grains (corn, rice, wheat), proteins (poultry, corn gluten and corn germ meal), dietary fibers (beet pulp, cellulose), vitamins and minerals, and flavoring additives
²Average nutrient analysis is based on the mean of 3 separate manufacturing runs of diet
³Vitamin E level is expressed as either IU/g (in dry matter) or IU/100 kcal

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