Table 3.
Concentrations of ingredients after chemical analysis in the starter, grower, and finisher diets.
| Item [g/kg; 88% DM] | Starter | Grower | Finisher | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MHA | DL | L | R-MHA | MHA | DL | L | R-MHA | MHA | DL | L | R-MHA | |
| Crude ash | 54.4 | 52.3 | 51.5 | 55.3 | 47.5 | 46.6 | 49.2 | 49 | 43 | 44.6 | 43 | 44.6 |
| Crude fat (EE) | 67.2 | 69.3 | 68.1 | 71.6 | 78.3 | 76.2 | 78.3 | 80.1 | 80.3 | 78.3 | 80.3 | 78.3 |
| Crude fiber | 21 | 21.7 | 21.6 | 22.4 | 21.4 | 22.9 | 22.4 | 24.2 | 20.3 | 20.1 | 20.3 | 20.1 |
| Crude protein | 194 | 197 | 196 | 198 | 186 | 186 | 184 | 182 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 178 |
| Nitrogen free extract 1 | 543 | 540 | 543 | 533 | 547 | 548 | 546 | 545 | 558 | 559 | 558 | 559 |
| Starch | 386 | 394 | 392 | 381 | 402 | 412 | 396 | 408 | 421 | 417 | 412 | 407 |
| Sugar | 44.8 | 45.3 | 45.1 | 46.6 | 41.5 | 43.3 | 43.7 | 41.7 | 39.6 | 39.4 | 39.2 | 39 |
| Calcium | 10 | 9.66 | 10 | 10.7 | 8.91 | 7.22 | 9.62 | 8.93 | 6.68 | 6.34 | 7.42 | 7.77 |
| Phosphorus | 5.89 | 5.61 | 5.84 | 6.08 | 5.33 | 5.65 | 6.10 | 5.92 | 4.93 | 5 | 5.25 | 5.45 |
| Potassium | 7.33 | 7.05 | 7.09 | 6.94 | 6.55 | 6.68 | 6.64 | 6.47 | 6.43 | 6.50 | 6.54 | 6.65 |
| Arginine | 13.6 | 13.4 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 12.8 | 13.4 | 13 | 13.4 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.4 | 12.6 |
| Cysteine | 3.16 | 3.19 | 3.07 | 3.14 | 2.91 | 3.10 | 3.36 | 3.18 | 2.88 | 2.94 | 2.86 | 2.92 |
| Histidine | 4.39 | 4.46 | 4.51 | 4.65 | 4.09 | 4.23 | 3.98 | 4.30 | 4.25 | 4.10 | 3.89 | 4 |
| Isoleucine | 8.89 | 8.88 | 9.26 | 9.56 | 8.10 | 8.83 | 8.40 | 8.74 | 8.37 | 8.20 | 7.70 | 7.98 |
| Leucine | 13 | 12.9 | 13.5 | 14 | 12.4 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 12 | 12.4 |
| Lysine | 11.8 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 10.9 |
| Met (native) | 2.41 | 5.73 | 5.42 | 2.94 | 2.49 | 5.35 | 5.66 | 3.18 | 2.22 | 5.08 | 5.26 | 2.76 |
| MHA 2 | 2.96 | - | - | 1.91 | 2.68 | - | - | 1.78 | 2.77 | - | - | 1.53 |
| MHA (b.a. 84%) 3 | 2.49 | - | - | 1.60 | 2.25 | - | - | 1.50 | 2.33 | - | - | 1.29 |
| Total Met incl. MHA (b.a. 84%) 3 | 4.90 | 5.64 | 5.4 | 4.54 | 4.74 | 5.35 | 5.66 | 4.68 | 4.55 | 5.05 | 5.3 | 4.05 |
| Met + Cys | 8.06 | 8.83 | 8.47 | 7.68 | 7.65 | 8.45 | 9.06 | 7.86 | 7.43 | 7.99 | 8.16 | 6.97 |
| Phenylalanine | 8.30 | 8.21 | 8.56 | 8.91 | 7.77 | 8.13 | 7.72 | 8.29 | 8.11 | 7.80 | 7.49 | 7.56 |
| Threonine | 8.32 | 8.57 | 8.98 | 8.56 | 7.64 | 7.89 | 7.96 | 7.92 | 7.50 | 7.98 | 7.80 | 7.71 |
| Valine | 9.94 | 10 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 9.37 | 9.98 | 9.30 | 9.83 | 9.32 | 9.16 | 8.77 | 8.71 |
| Metabolizable energy AMEN [MJ/kg DM] 4 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.8 |
1 Nitrogen-free extract = DM − (crude ash + crude fat + crude fiber + crude protein); 2 MHA® analyzed by LUFA-ITL GmbH, AGROLAB Group, 24,107 Kiel, Germany; 3 b.a. = bioavailability; 4 AMEN = nitrogen-corrected apparent metabolizable energy; AMEN (per kg) = 0.1551 × % CP + 0.3431 × % ether extracts (EE) + 0.1669 × % starch + 0.1301 × % sugar (as sucrose).