Table 1.
Ingredient composition of experimental diets (g/kg)1
| 8.0 g/kg available lysine (g/kg CP) | 9.0 g/kg available lysine (g/kg CP) | |||||||||
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| 136 | 149 | 162 | 175 | 188 | 136 | 149 | 162 | 175 | 188 | |
| Barley | 193.3 | 326.3 | 248.0 | 263.2 | 185.5 | 336.7 | 335.7 | 303.3 | 271.6 | 239.6 |
| Wheat | 400.0 | 356.1 | 400.0 | 330.0 | 400.0 | 296.1 | 346.6 | 345.7 | 344.0 | 321.6 |
| Maize | 73.3 | - | - | 20.1 | - | 100.0 | - | - | - | 18.6 |
| Pollard | 150.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 23.6 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 |
| Oat feed | 26.9 | - | 3.5 | - | - | 50.0 | - | - | - | - |
| Soyabean meal | 72.9 | 98.4 | 137.4 | 179.2 | 198.6 | 95.4 | 93.2 | 133.1 | 172.7 | 214.0 |
| Full fat soyabean meal | - | - | - | - | 19.9 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Molaferma | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Vegetable oil blend | 40.0 | 31.1 | 25.1 | 24.2 | 13.3 | 50.0 | 33.9 | 29.8 | 25.9 | 22.6 |
| Limestone | 16.2 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.9 |
| Mono DCP | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
| Salt | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| Lysine HCl | 4.8 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.1 | - | 5.8 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 1.3 |
| DL-methionine | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| L-threonine | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | - | - | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | - |
| Tryptophan | 0.3 | 0.1 | - | - | - | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Devicare pig finisher supplement | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
1
Diets were formulated to contain five levels of CP at two levels of available lysine.
a
Molaferm: supplied by United Molasses and contained g/kg (fresh basis): dry matter 710, crude protein 70, total sugars 370, ash 145, calcium 8, phosphorus 2, sodium 4, salt 4, potassium 4, sulphur 4.