Table 2.

CP content and AA composition of feed ingredients used in formulating the experiment diets^a

Component	Content (%)b
	14% CP	17% CP	20% CP
CP	14.14	17.32	20.27
EAA
Arg	0.71	0.93	1.09
His	0.30	0.37	0.44
Ile	0.46	0.60	0.71
Leu	1.11	1.32	1.52
Lys	1.26	1.25	1.26
Met	0.41	0.42	0.40
Met+Cys	0.63	0.65	0.62
Phe	0.56	0.70	0.81
Thr	0.76	0.75	0.76
Trp	0.20	0.20	0.20
Tyr	0.41	0.50	0.59
Val	0.54	0.64	0.72
NEAA
Ala	0.75	0.90	1.07
Asp	1.15	1.49	1.76
Cys	0.22	0.23	0.22
Glu	2.28	2.78	3.15
Gly	0.53	0.71	0.92
Pro	0.90	1.04	1.17
Ser	0.60	0.74	0.85
EAA	6.29	7.18	7.91
NEAA	6.84	8.40	9.74
EAA/NEAA	0.92	0.85	0.81

^aDiet contain 14%, 17%, and 20% CP, respectively, with appropriate crystalline AA supplementation

^bThe values are expressed as percentage (%), except for essential AA (EAA)/nonessential AA (NEAA)