Table 3.
Protein and amino acids flow at the ileum level, in terms of dry matter intake (g/kg)
| g CP/kg feed | 80 | 160 | 240 | SEM 1 | P value 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ProteinC |
17.67a |
22.10b |
22.72b |
0.77 |
0.05 |
| Essential amino acids |
|
|
|
|
|
| Arginine |
1.25 |
1.56 |
1.47 |
0.06 |
NS |
| HistidineB |
0.36° |
0.52b |
0.74b |
0.04 |
0.001 |
| Lysine |
0.61 |
0.74 |
0.71 |
0.04 |
NS |
| IsoleucineB |
0.65° |
0.88b |
0.93b |
0.03 |
0.01 |
| LeucineE |
0.91 |
1.17 |
1.11 |
0.04 |
NS |
| ValineB |
0.81° |
1.08b |
1.11b |
0.04 |
0.05 |
| Methionine |
0.30 |
0.31 |
0.25 |
0.02 |
NS |
| PhenylalanineE |
0.55 |
0.67 |
0.60 |
0.03 |
NS |
| ThreonineB |
1.01° |
1.34b |
1.43b |
0.05 |
0.05 |
| Non essential amino acids |
|
|
|
|
|
| AlanineD |
0.97 |
1.24 |
1.22 |
0.05 |
NS |
| Aspartic acidC |
1.26° |
1.77b |
1.73b |
0.08 |
0.05 |
| Cystine |
0.32 |
0.37 |
0.39 |
0.05 |
NS |
| Glutamic acidC |
2.33° |
3.65b |
3.76b |
0.21 |
0.05 |
| Glycine |
0.94 |
0.97 |
1.02 |
0.04 |
NS |
| ProlineD |
1.03 |
1.37 |
1.40 |
0.08 |
NS |
| SerineA |
1.04° |
1.49b |
1.69b |
0.06 |
0.01 |
| TyrosineE | 0.49 | 0.61 | 0.55 | 0.03 | NS |
1 Standard error of the mean.
2ab Means with different superscript differ at probability level show in the fifth column.
NS non significant.
A Linear effect (P < 0.001), B Linear effect (P < 0.01), C Linear effect (P < 0.05), D Linear effect (P < 0.10), E Quadratic effect (P < 0.10).