Table 3.
Amino acid concentration in experimental rations fed to wethers
| Item | Experimental diets | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | SW1 | SW2 | SBM | |
| Essential AA1 (g/kg DM2) | ||||
| Histidine | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| Isoleucine | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| Leucine | 5.0 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.3 |
| Lysine | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
| Methionine | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Phenylalanine | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
| Threonine | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
| Tryptophan | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Valine | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| Non-essential AA (g/kg DM) | ||||
| Alanine | 4.5 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 5.8 |
| Arginine | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
| Aspartic acid | 5.4 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 8.7 |
| Cystine | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.8 |
| Glutamic acid | 6.7 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 12.3 |
| Glycine | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| Proline | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.8 |
| Serine | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 6.0 |
| Tyrosine | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
SW1=diet containing processed S. latissima; SW2=diet containing Porphyra spp.; SBM=diet containing soybean meal.
1
Amino acid(s).
2
Dry matter.