Table 1. Composition of the experimental diets used in this starvation experiment1)
| Nutrition | Content (%) |
| Crude protein | 40.0 |
| Crude fat | 4.0 |
| Crude fiber | 5.0 |
| Ash | 15.0 |
| Calcium | 1.0 |
| Phosphorus | 1.0 |
| Mineral premix2) | 1.0 |
| Vitamin premix3) | 1.0 |
Ehwa Feed Coporation (Busan, Korea).
Vitamin premix contained the following amount which were diluted in cellulose (g kg–1 mix): L-ascorbic acid, 121.2; DL-α-tocopheryl acetate, 18.8; thiamin hydrochloride, 2.7; riboflavin, 9.1; pyridoxine hydrochloride, 1.8; niacin, 36.4; Ca-D-pantothenate, 12.7; myo-inositol, 181.8; D-biotin, 0.27; folic acid, 0.68; p-aminobenzoic acid, 18.2; menadione, 1.8; retinyl acetate, 0.73; cholecalciferol, 0.003; cyanocobalamin, 0.003.
Mineral premix contained the following ingredients (g kg–1 premix): NaCl, 43.3; MgSO4·7H2O, 136.5; NaH2PO4·2H2O, 86.9; KH2PO4, 239.0; CaH4(PO4)·2H2O, 135.3; ferric citrate, 29.6; ZnSO4·7H2O, 21.9; Ca-lactate, 304.0; CuCl, 0.2; AlCl3·6H2O, 0.15; KI, 0.15; Na2Se2O3, 0.01; MnSO4·H2O, 2.0; CoCl2·6H2O, 1.0.