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Table 17.4.
Body protein deposition (BPd; g/bird/day) and body lipid content (BLc; g/kg) of broiler males and females as a function of methionine + cysteine intake
(Met+Cys
i
; mg/bird/day).
Starter
Grower
Finisher
Females
Males
Females
Males
Females
Males
Met+
Cys
i
Met+
Cys
i
Met+
Cys
i
Met+
Cys
i
Met+
Cys
i
Met+
Cys
i
Met+
Cys
i
Levels
BPd
BLc
BPd
BLc
BPd
BLc
BPd
BLc
BLc
BPd
BLc
1
53
1.25
177
60
1.59
142
194
5.27
175
197
4.75
174
377
10.2
207
427
9.02
185
2
107
2.67
155
124
3.25
128
293
7.48
149
314
7.34
146
548
10.3
172
646
13.0
163
3
162
3.57
133
171
3.92
118
381
8.66
140
411
8.75
122
693
15.0
153
796
15.9
138
4
205
4.31
101
214
4.57
102
456
9.18
104
498
10.4
104
823
15.0
158
945
17.9
119
5
237
4.85
62.7
248
5.02
60.8
495
9.65
85.7
537
9.87
83.8
943
16.0
127
1078
17.2
90.9
6
271
4.69
55.2
282
4.82
61.8
557
10.8
70.6
611
10.6
59.0
1062
14.9
115
1213
18.2
101
7
289
4.71
61.0
302
4.70
42.4
601
10.3
55.8
661
10.9
48.0
1153
14.0
134
1331
18.3
110
Sex ×
Met+Cys
0.34
0.30
0.34
0.30
<0.05
<0.01
<0.05
<0.01
<0.01
0.12
<0.01
0.12
CV (%)
a
7.06
11.2
6.05
9.04
4.52
6.17
6.03
10.5
6.54
14.6
10.5
11.0
P
<0.01
<0.01
<0.01
<0.01
<0.01
<0.01
<0.01
<0.01
<0.01
<0.01
<0.01
<0.01
a
CV = coefficient of variation.
