The effects of dietary macronutrient composition on lipid metabolism-associated factor gene expression in the adipose tissue of chickens are influenced by fasting and refeeding

Table 1 Ingredient and chemical composition of experimental chick diets

Ingredient (% as fed)	High-carbohydrate	High-protein	High-fat
Corn grain	60.37	43.61	31.28
Soybean meal	33.99	48.80	36.94
Soy hulls	0.00	0.00	17.27
Dicalcium phosphate	1.50	1.42	1.56
Limestone	1.21	1.14	0.89
Soybean oil	1.13	3.65	10.20
Vitamin/mineral premix^a	1.00	1.00	1.00
Methionine 99%	0.26	0.12	0.32
L-Lysine HCL 78%	0.19	0.00	0.16
Sodium bicarbonate	0.15	0.15	0.15
L-Threonine	0.09	0.00	0.12
Coban 90^b	0.05	0.05	0.05
Choline-Cl 60%	0.05	0.05	0.05
Phytase-Ronozyme^c 10000^d	0.01	0.01	0.01
Kcal ME/kg	3,000	3,000	3,000
Crude protein (%)^d	22	25	22
Crude fat (%)^d	3.0	4.6	10.2
Crude fiber (%)	1.8	8.3	1.8

^aGuaranteed analysis (per kg of premix): Manganese, 25.6 g; selenium, 120 mg; zinc, 30 g; Vitamin A, 4409, 171.076 IU; Vitamin D3, 1410,934.744 ICU; 13,227.513 IU; D-biotin, 88.183 mg
^bCoban 90 (Elanco Animal Health) contains 90 g of Monensin sodium per pound of premix and is included in the diet as a coccidiostat
^cDSM Nutritional Products, Ltd
^dAnalyzed at Experiment Station Chemical Laboratories at University of Missouri

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