Table 2.

Daily nutrient (g · kg BW⁻¹ · d⁻¹) and metabolizable energy (kcal · kg BW⁻¹ · d⁻¹) intake.

Item	Control	Restricted + BCAA	Restricted + Leu	Restricted
DM	29.57	22.66	22.53	22.11
CP	15.04	10.53	10.54	10.50
ME	215.00	156.21	154.83	150.57
CHO	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Amino Acids (SID)1
Arg	0.42	0.30	0.30	0.30
His	0.32	0.23	0.23	0.23
Ileu	0.55	0.61	0.37	0.37
Leu	1.02	1.89	1.89	0.70
Lys	1.02	0.71	0.71	0.71
Met	0.26	0.19	0.19	0.19
Cys	0.29	0.21	0.21	0.21
Phe	0.60	0.42	0.42	0.42
Tyr	0.35	0.25	0.25	0.25
Thr	0.63	0.44	0.44	0.44
Trp	0.17	0.13	0.13	0.13
Val	0.69	0.72	0.48	0.48
Ca	0.09	0.06	0.06	0.06
P	0.10	0.06	0.06	0.06

¹SID (Standardized ileal digestible): values were calculated using the AA values and the standardized ileal digestibility values from NRC (2012)