Table 3.
Analyzed nutrient content of the experimental diets.
| Starter Period (Days 1–21) | Grower Period (Days 22–35) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diet | A | B | C | D | E | F | A | B | C | D | E | F |
| HM | HM | HM | HM | HM | SBM | HM | HM | HM | HM | HM | SBM | |
| Met:Cys | 40:60 | 45:55 | 50:50 | 55:45 | 60:40 | 50:50 | 40:60 | 45:55 | 50:50 | 55:45 | 60:40 | 50:50 |
| Crude nutrient composition (% DM) | ||||||||||||
| Crude protein | 23.8 | 23.9 | 23.4 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 22.9 | 22.2 | 22.0 | 22.1 | 22.5 | 21.6 | 21.1 |
| Crude lipids | 12.1 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.0 |
| Crude fiber | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
| Crude ash | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 6.2 |
| AMEn (MJ/kg DM) 1 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 14.2 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 14.5 |
| Amino acid composition (g/16 gN) 2 | ||||||||||||
| Lys | 6.16 | 6.16 | 6.16 | 6.16 | 6.16 | 6.41 | 6.16 | 6.16 | 6.17 | 6.17 | 6.17 | 6.42 |
| Met | 1.22 | 1.38 | 1.54 | 1.69 | 1.85 | 1.61 | 1.23 | 1.39 | 1.54 | 1.70 | 1.90 | 1.61 |
| Met + Cys | 3.08 | 3.08 | 3.08 | 3.08 | 3.08 | 3.21 | 3.08 | 3.08 | 3.09 | 3.08 | 3.08 | 3.21 |
| Thr | 3.70 | 3.70 | 3.70 | 3.70 | 3.70 | 3.85 | 3.70 | 3.70 | 3.70 | 3.70 | 3.70 | 3.85 |
| Arg | 6.47 | 6.47 | 6.47 | 6.47 | 6.47 | 6.73 | 6.47 | 6.47 | 6.47 | 6.47 | 6.47 | 6.73 |
| Val | 4.49 | 4.49 | 4.49 | 4.49 | 4.49 | 4.13 | 4.49 | 4.49 | 4.49 | 4.49 | 4.49 | 4.13 |
| Leu | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 7.04 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 7.04 |
| Ile | 3.31 | 3.31 | 3.31 | 3.31 | 3.31 | 3.89 | 3.31 | 3.31 | 3.31 | 3.31 | 3.31 | 3.89 |
| His | 2.36 | 2.37 | 2.37 | 2.37 | 2.37 | 2.39 | 2.37 | 2.37 | 2.37 | 2.37 | 2.37 | 2.39 |
1 N-corrected apparent metabolizable energy, calculated according to WPSA [53]; 2 Final AA content of the mixed diets derived from analyzed AA composition of the ingredients.