Table 1.
Composition and analysis of the experimental diets (g/kg as fed)
| Diet | CONV | LP1 | LP2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn meal | 384.3 | 382.4 | 541.3 |
| Barley meal | 200.0 | 200.0 | 340.0 |
| Wheat meal | 106.7 | 200.9 | 0.0 |
| Soya bean meal | 91.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Wheat bran | 80.0 | 80.0 | 40.0 |
| Wheat middlings | 60.0 | 60.0 | 0.0 |
| Cane molasses | 40.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 |
| Beef tallow | 14.0 | 11.0 | 8.0 |
| Calcium carbonate | 13.5 | 13.7 | 11.5 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 2.0 | 2.2 | 6.0 |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Sodium chloride | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vitamin and mineral premix* | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Choline HCl | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| l-Lysine HCl | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.8 |
| l-Threonine | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| l-Tryptophan | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| dl-Methionine | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Analyzed nutrient composition: | |||
| DM | 882 | 883 | 885 |
| CP (N × 6.25) | 132 | 104 | 97 |
| Starch | 443 | 486 | 519 |
| NDF | 121 | 129 | 120 |
| ADF | 38 | 39 | 36 |
| EE | 40 | 38 | 35 |
| Ash | 44 | 40 | 40 |
| Calculated SID amino acid content† | |||
| Lysine | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.4 |
| Methionine | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Threonine | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 |
| Tryptophan | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
*Providing per kilogram of diet: vitamin A 7,200 UI, vitamin D3 1,600 UI; vitamin E 32 mg; vitamin K3 1.68 mg; vitamin B1 1.2 mg; vitamin B2 3.2 mg; vitamin B6 2.4 mg; vitamin B12 0.016 mg; d-panthotenic acid 16.2 mg; zinc 105 mg; copper 16 mg; iodine 1.5 mg; iron 182 mg; manganese 75 mg; selenium 0.36 mg.
†According to NRC (2012), SID: SID AA.