Table 4.

Analyzed total amino acid profile diets used in Exp. 2 on an as-fed basis^a

		Dietary Treatmentb
Total Amino Acid		1	2	3	4	5
Lys, %	Calculated	1.26	1.25	1.24	1.23	1.23
	Analyzed	1.22	1.31	1.29	1.27	1.28
Met+Cys:Lys	Calculated	0.55	0.53	0.50	0.50	0.50
	Analyzedc	0.50	0.49	0.47	0.46	0.45
Thr:Lys, %	Calculated	0.67	0.67	0.67	0.67	0.67
	Analyzed	0.69	0.68	0.65	0.66	0.65
Trp:Lys, %	Calculated	0.20	0.19	0.18	0.16	0.16
	Analyzed	0.22	0.20	0.19	0.17	0.17
Val:Lys, %	Calculated	0.79	0.75	0.71	0.67	0.71
	Analyzed	0.75	0.79	0.75	0.74	0.75

^aDiets were analyzed using HPLC at Ajinomoto Heartland Lab, Chicago, IL

^b Dietary treatments were as follows: 1 – 0.10, 2 – 0.20, 3 – 0.30, 4 – 0.40% L-lysine HCl, 5 – 0.40% L-lysine HCl inclusion + feed grade valine

^cHMTBa not detected in analysis as it does not contain nitrogen. ALIMET is a trademark of Novus International, Inc., and is registered in the United States and other countries. Methionine source. 88% 2-hydroxy, 4-methylthio butanoic acid, HMTBa