Table 8 Ingredients and nutrient composition of experimental diets
From: Effect of mineral-enriched diet and medicinal herbs on Fe, Mn, Zn, and Cu uptake in chicken
Nr. | Diets | Diet code |
|---|---|---|
1 | Basal diet + 2% Lemon Balm + minerals from salts, at NRC level (80 mg/kg Fe, 60 mg/kg Mn, 40 mg/kg Zn and 8 mg/kg Cu) | Le |
2 | Basal diet + 2% Sage herb + minerals from salts, at NRC level (80 mg/kg Fe, 60 mg/kg Mn, 40 mg/kg Zn and 8 mg/kg Cu) | Sa |
3 | Basal diet + 2% St. John's wort + minerals from salts, at NRC level (80 mg/kg Fe, 60 mg/kg Mn, 40 mg/kg Zn and 8 mg/kg Cu) | Jo |
4 | Basal diet + 2% Small-flowered Willowherb + minerals from salts, at NRC level (80 mg/kg Fe, 60 mg/kg Mn, 40 mg/kg Zn and 8 mg/kg Cu) | Wi |
5 | Basal diet + minerals from salts, at NRC level (80 mg/kg Fe, 60 mg/kg Mn, 40 mg/kg Zn and 8 mg/kg Cu) | Min |
6 | Basal diet only (kept as control) | B |