Table 3.
Analyzed chemical composition.
| CD | LP20 | LP100 | LP500 | MG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry matter (%) | 93.3 | 91.9 | 92.3 | 93.2 | 93.4 |
| Crude protein (%) | 45.7 | 45.0 | 45.1 | 45.1 | 45.3 |
| Crude lipid (%) | 23.8 | 24.3 | 21.6 | 21.7 | 24.1 |
| Ash (%) | 6.70 | 6.53 | 6.65 | 6.54 | 6.59 |
| Starch (%) | 10.9 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
| Energy (MJ kg-1) | 23.4 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 23.5 | 23.4 |
| Total phosphorous (g kg-1) | 11.7 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.5 |
| Amino acids (g kg-1) | |||||
| Alanine | 19.11 | 18.98 | 18.81 | 18.09 | 18.67 |
| Arginine | 24.80 | 24.85 | 25.28 | 23.85 | 24.83 |
| Aspartic acid | 36.04 | 33.35 | 33.97 | 33.60 | 34.40 |
| Cysteine | 4.00 | 3.82 | 3.99 | 3.78 | 3.86 |
| Glutamic acid | 77.61 | 76.29 | 77.16 | 75.91 | 77.73 |
| Glycine | 24.61 | 24.48 | 24.62 | 24.37 | 25.01 |
| Histidine | 9.77 | 9.07 | 8.93 | 9.13 | 9.08 |
| Isoleucine | 14.80 | 14.44 | 14.59 | 14.47 | 15.00 |
| Leucine | 26.36 | 25.76 | 25.94 | 25.04 | 25.77 |
| Lysine | 26.31 | 24.91 | 25.10 | 25.13 | 25.57 |
| Methionine | 8.17 | 7.70 | 7.74 | 7.26 | 8.02 |
| Phenylalanine | 17.27 | 16.59 | 16.56 | 15.03 | 16.31 |
| Proline | 25.46 | 24.64 | 25.12 | 25.56 | 22.72 |
| Serine | 17.33 | 16.22 | 16.20 | 15.51 | 16.36 |
| Threonine | 15.26 | 13.79 | 14.08 | 13.60 | 14.97 |
| Tyrosine | 9.60 | 10.37 | 10.44 | 10.37 | 10.74 |
| Valine | 14.02 | 13.62 | 13.49 | 13.64 | 13.76 |
| Sum amino acids (g kg-1) | 370.5 | 358.9 | 362.0 | 354.3 | 362.8 |
CD, control diet; LP20, LP100 and LP500, 20, 100 and 500 mg of Feed LP20™ kg-1; MG, positive control diet.