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Table 4 Diet composition and calculated chemical analysis

From: Impact of dietary zinc oxide nanoparticles on selected serum biomarkers, lipid peroxidation and tissue gene expression of antioxidant enzymes and cytokines in Japanese quail

Ingredients

Level %

Yellow corn grains

57.1

Soybean meal 44%

28.47

Corn gluten meal

4.5

Vegetable oil

1.8

Limestone

5.55

Dicalcium phosphate

1.73

Sodium chloride

0.33

Vitamin and mineral premix1

0.28

L-lysine

0.1

DL-methionine

0.14

Nutrient specifications

 ME MJ/kg

12.14

 CP (%)

20

 Ca (%)

2.5

 Available P (%)

0.4

 Calculated zinc (mg/kg)

60.44 [41]

 Analyzed zinc (mg/kg)

66.6 ± 1.5 (group 1); 73.0 ± 1.3 (group 2); 81.4 ± 1.2 (group 3); 84.9 ± 1.1 (group 4)

 Methionine (%)

0.47

 Lysine (%)

1.01

  1. 1Vitamin and mineral premix supplied each kg of feeds with: Vitamin A 12,000 IU; vitamin D3 2000 IU; vitamin E 10 mg; vitamin K3 2 mg; vitamin B1 1 mg; vitamin B2 5 mg; vitamin B6 1.5 mg; vitamin B12 0.01 mg; Biotin 0.05 mg; pantothenic acid 10 mg; Nicotinic acid 30 mg; Folic acid 1 mg; Manganese 60 mg; Iron 30 mg; Copper 10 mg; Iodine 1 mg; Selenium 0.01 mg; Cobalt 0.01 mg. The zinc content of the premix was13600 mg/kg