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Table 17.1.
Composition (g/kg) and analysed nutrient content (g/kg) of the summit and nitrogen-free diets
used in each phase of the trial.
Diets
Ingredients (g/kg)
Met+Cys summit
Thr summit
Nitrogen-free
Soybean meal (450 g/kg)
510
510
-
Maize
339
339
-
Soybean oil
65.0
65.0
100
Maize gluten meal (600 g/kg)
37.3
36.8
Dicalcium phosphate
20.3
20.3
27.0
Limestone
9.45
9.45
5.07
Salt
4.38
4.38
5.13
dl
-methionine (990 g/kg)
3.28
5.12
-
l
l-lysine (785 g/kg)
4.89
4.87
-
l
l-threonine (990 g/kg)
2.01
0.33
-
l
l-valine (965 g/kg)
1.40
1.40
-
Choline chloride (600 g/kg)
1.00
1.00
1.00
l
l-arginine (985 g/kg)
0.54
0.53
Mineral premix
a
0.50
0.50
0.50
Vitamin premix
b
0.50
0.50
0.50
Potassium chloride
-
-
11.4
Starch
-
-
428
Sugar
-
-
150
Rice husk
-
-
150
Anti-coccidial
0.50
0.50
0.50
Growth promotor
0.05
0.05
0.05
Antioxidant
0.10
0.10
0.10
Washed sand
-
-
121
Nutrients (g/kg)
Metabolizable energy (kcal/kg)
c
3050
3050
3050
Crude protein
294
298
8.90
Methionine + cysteine
d
9.04
10.8
-
Methionine
d
5.82
7.48
-
Lysine
d
15.8
17.1
-
Tryptophan
d
3.14
2.81
-
Threonine
d
10.2
9.99
-
Arginine
d
16.1
16.7
-
Valine
d
12.3
14.1
-
Isoleucine
d
9.70
11.3
-
Leucine
d
21.2
23.1
-
Phenylalanine
d
12.9
13.7
-
Calcium
10.0
10.0
10.0
Sodium
2.20
2.20
2.20
Available phosphorus
5.00
5.00
5.00
a
Content/kg of product: Mn =
150,000
mg; Fe =
100,000
mg; Zn =
100,000
mg; Cu =
16,000
mg; and I = 1500 mg.
b
Content/kg of product: folic acid = 1000 mg; pantothenic acid =
15,000
mg; niacin =
40,000
mg; Biotin =
60
mg; vitamin
B1 = 1800 mg; vitamin B12 =
12,000
mg; vitamin B2 = 6000 mg; vitamin B6 = 2800 mg; vitamin D3 =
2,000,000
UI;
vitamin E =
15,000
mg; vitamin K3 = 1800 mg; Se =
300
mg; antioxidant = 500 mg.
c
Predicted value.
d
Digestible amino acid composition.
with the test amino acid to reach the same
level as the second treatment. Body weight
gain (BWG) and feed conversion ratio (FCR)
were evaluated.
Digestible amino acid contents of the
summit diets were determined through a
digestibility trial using the method de-
