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. 2018 Oct 15;13(10):e0205572. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205572

Table 1. Chemical composition (g/kg) and energy content (MJ/kg) of the diets.

Item Growing
(47–86 kg BW)
Early finishing
(86–118 kg BW)
Late finishing
(118–145 kg BW)
High amino acid (HAA) Low amino acid (LAA) High amino acid (HAA) Low amino acid (LAA)
Analyzed composition1
 Dry Matter 893 891 891 895 894
 Crude Protein (N × 6.25) 163 159 141 161 133
 Lysine 10.3 9.3 8.5 8.8 7.2
 Methionine 3.5 3.1 2.7 3.0 2.5
 Threonine 7.0 6.3 5.9 6.4 5.1
 Tryptophan 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.9 1.6
 Starch 387 440 454 421 454
 NDF 120 111 111 123 130
 Ether Extract 46 42 45 44 42
 Ash 41 42 40 42 41
Calculated composition2
 Dry Matter 879 879 878 878 877
 Net Energy 9.9 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.8
 Crude Protein (CP) 161 158 143 155 126
 SID Lysine3, g/kg CP 56 51 52 47 48
 SID Methionine3, g/kg CP 20 17 17 17 17
 SID Threonine3, g/kg CP 37 34 34 34 33
 SID Tryptophan3, g/kg CP 10 10 10 10 10

1Analitical results as a mean from 3 independent replications.

2 Computed from the ingredient composition according to NRC [22].

3 SID: standardized ileal digestible amino acid content.