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Table 20.1.
Nutritional composition of the experimental diets (g/kg) in the four trials.
First trial (T1)
Lysine trial (T2)
Methionine trial (T3)
Threonine trial (T4)
Nutritional
composition
L1
L2
L3
L4
L5
L
Lys
1
L
Lys
2
L
Lys
3
L
Lys
4
L
Lys
5
L
M
1
L
M
2
L
M
3
L
M
4
L
M
5
L
Thr
1
L
Thr
2
L
Thr
3
L
Thrr
4
L
Thr
5
ME (MJ/kg)
a
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.1
12.1
12.1
12.1
12.1
Crude protein
b
62.4
125
187
250
312
75.3
150
220
293
365
75.3
150
220
293
365
69.3
128
190
254
312
Crude fibre
58.3
54.0
49.8
45.4
41.0
55.3
52.6
41.0
47.3
44.6
58.3
54.0
49.8
45.4
41.0
44.3
42.2
38.0
34.7
31.6
Calcium
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.40
Available
phosphorus
4.38
4.38
4.38
4.38
4.38
4.40
4.40
4.40
4.40
4.40
4.40
4.40
4.40
4.40
4.40
4.37
4.37
4.37
4.37
4.37
Potassium
5.22
6.49
7.75
9.05
10.3
5.20
5.20
5.20
5.20
5.20
5.22
6.49
7.75
9.05
10.32
8.59
8.59
8.59
8.59
8.59
Sodium
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
Lysine
c
3.14
6.43
9.72
13.0
16.3
3.63
7.37
11.1
14.7
18.3
4.27
8.73
12.87
17.20
21.46
3.48
6.46
10.24
13.71
16.99
Methionine
+ cystiene
2.29
4.69
7.10
9.50
11.9
2.97
6.03
9.04
12.0
14.9
2.58
5.28
7.78
10.40
12.97
2.54
4.94
7.48
10.02
12.42
Methionine
1.54
3.16
4.78
6.39
8.01
1.87
3.80
5.71
7.58
9.42
1.49
3.06
4.51
6.02
7.51
1.74
3.38
5.12
6.86
8.50
Threonine
2.10
4.31
6.51
8.72
10.9
2.78
5.66
8.49
11.3
14.0
2.78
5.69
8.38
11.20
13.97
1.91
3.72
5.63
7.54
9.35
Tryptophan
2.10
4.31
6.51
8.72
10.9
0.77
1.55
2.33
3.10
3.85
0.76
1.56
2.30
3.08
3.84
0.63
1.23
1.87
2.50
3.10
Valine
2.54
5.21
7.87
10.5
13.2
4.60
6.87
10.3
13.7
17.0
3.36
6.88
10.13
13.54
16.89
2.68
5.20
7.87
10.55
13.07
Arginine
3.60
7.39
11.2
15.0
18.7
3.38
9.35
14.0
18.6
23.2
4.60
9.40
13.86
18.51
23.10
3.72
7.23
10.95
14.67
18.18
Leucine
5.58
11.4
17.3
23.1
29.0
7.34
14.9
22.4
29.7
36.9
7.24
14.81
21.82
29.16
36.38
6.88
13.35
20.23
27.11
33.59
Isoleucine
2.45
50.2
75.9
10.2
12.7
3.18
6.46
9.70
12.9
16.0
3.17
6.48
9.54
12.75
15.91
2.44
4.73
7.17
9.61
11.90
a
Metabolizable energy, calculated according to WPSA.
b,c
The values presented for the crude protein and amino acid contents were determined; the values for all of the other nutrients were calculated.
