Table 1. Composition of ingredients in the diets used in Experiment 1; as-fed basis

Item	Experimental diets
	Brown rice	NFD1)
Ingredient (%)
Ground brown rice	94.82	-
Cornstarch	-	28.79
Sucrose	-	55.00
Soybean oil	-	4.00
Ground limestone	1.99	1.88
Monocalcium phosphate	1.79	2.14
Chromic oxide	0.50	0.50
Sodium chloride	0.40	-
Vitamin-mineral premix2)	0.50	1.00
Cellulose	-	5.00
Choline chloride	-	0.25
Magnesium oxide	-	0.09
Potassium carbonate	-	0.30
Potassium chloride	-	0.30
Sodium bicarbonate	-	0.75
Total	100	100

Nitrogen-free diet (NFD) contained a calculated electrolyte balance of 114.8 mEq.
Provided per kg of diet: vitamin A, 80,000 IU; vitamin D₃, 15,000 IU; vitamin E, 40 IU; vitamin K₃, 6.6 mg; thiamine nitrate, 4.85 mg; riboflavin, 25 mg; pyridoxine hydrochloride, 10 mg; vitamin B₁₂, 60 mg; nicotinic acid, 100 mg; calcium pantothenate, 40 mg; folic acid, 3 mg; choline chloride, 1,750 mg; Mn, 600 mg as manganese sulfate; Zn, 450 mg as zinc sulfate; Fe, 200 mg as ferrous sulfate and ferric oxide; Cu, 25 mg as cupric sulfate; I, 12.5 mg as calcium iodate; Co, 5 mg as cobaltous carbonate; and Se, 2.5 mg as sodium selenite.