spacer.gif (116 bytes)  Comparison of AIN-76 Vitamin and Mineral Mixes versus RP Vitamin and Mineral Mixes

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Vitamins

1% AIN-76*

2% RP Vitamin Mix

Thiamin Mononitrate

6 mg/kg

20 mg/kg

Riboflavin

6 mg/kg

20 mg/kg

Pyridoxine Hydrochloride

7 mg/kg

20 mg/kg

Nicotinic Acid

30 mg/kg

90 mg/kg

D-Calcium Pantothenate

16 mg/kg

60 mg/kg

Folic Acid

2 mg/kg

4 mg/kg

D-Biotin

0.2 mg/kg

0.4 mg/kg

Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12)

10 mcg/kg

20 mcg/kg

Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A)

4 IU/gm

--

Retinyl Acetate (Vitamin A)

--

22 IU/gm

Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E)

50 IU/kg

50 IU/kg

Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3)

1 IU/gm

2.2 IU/gm

Menaquinone (Vitamin K)

0.05 mg/kg

--

Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (vitamin K)

--

31.5 mg/kg

i-Inositol

--

200 mg/kg

* 1% AIN-76A is identical to AIN-76 except that the Vitamin K is furnished by menadione sodium bisulfite complex at a level of 1.52 mg/kg of diet.

Minerals

3.5% AIN-76

5% RP Mineral Mix

Calcium

0.52%

0.60%

Phosphorus

0.40%

0.40%

Sodium

0.102%

0.21%

Potassium

0.36%

0.40%

Magnesium

0.05%

0.069%

Manganese

54 mg/kg

65 mg/kg

Iron

35 mg/kg

60 mg/kg

Copper

6 mg/kg

15 mg/kg

Zinc

30 mg/kg

20 mg/kg

Iodine

0.2 mg/kg

0.6 mg/kg

Selenium

0.1 mg/kg

0.2 mg/kg

Chromium

2 mg/kg

3 mg/kg

Chloride

0.156%

0.24%

Sulfate

0.10%

0.12%

Cobalt

--

3.2 mg/kg

Fluoride

--

5 mg/kg

Molybdenum

--

0.8 mg/kg

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