Research Article

Effects of Dietary Cholesterol and Its Oxidation Products on Pathological Lesions and Cholesterol and Lipid Oxidation in the Rabbit Liver

Table 6

Nutrient content of basal diet rabbit chow.

NutrientContent (%)

Crude protein (min.)16.0
Crude fat (min.)1.5
Crude fiber (min.)17.0
Calcium (min.–max.)20.0
Phosphorous (min.)0.6–1.1
Salt (NaCl) (min.–max.)0.5–1.0
Vitamin A (min.)4,400 IU/kg

Ingredients: processed grain byproducts, forage products, roughage products, plant protein products, grain products, molasses products, calcium carbonate, salt, ferrous oxide, DL-methionine, choline chloride, vitamin E supplement, calcium pantothenate, vitamin B-12 supplement, niacin supplement, vitamin A supplement, manganese sulfate, vitamin D-3 supplement, ferrous sulfate, cobalt carbonate, calcium iodate, copper sulfate, zinc sulfate, magnesium oxide, and sodium selenite.