Table 1. Composition of experimental diets administered to control and treatment groups over the 8-week intervention period
| Ingredient (g/kg) | Group1) |
| Control | DEX | DEX+CSFP 5% | DEX+CSFP 10% |
| Casein | 200.00 | 200.00 | 177.63 | 155.26 |
| L-Cystine | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Corn starch | 397.486 | 397.486 | 369.856 | 342.226 |
| Maltodextrin | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 |
| Sucrose | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Soybean oil | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
| Cellulose | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Mineral mix | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| Vitamin mix | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Choline bitartrate | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| TBHQ | 0.014 | 0.014 | 0.014 | 0.014 |
| CSFP | NA | NA | 50 | 100 |
| Total | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
Control: normal diet; DEX: dexamethasone+normal diet; DEX+CSFP 5%: dexamethasone+CSFP 5% diet; DEX+CSFP 10%: dexamethasone+CSFP 10% diet.
CSFP, Cudrania tricuspidata silkworms fibroin protein.
NA, not applicable.