Table 2.
Fatty acid and amino acid composition of the basal diet
| Item | Composition1 |
|---|---|
| Total fatty acids, g/100 g of DM | 4.9 |
| Individual fatty acids, g /100 g of total FA | |
| C16:0 | 14.5 |
| C18:0 | 1.8 |
| Total C18:1 | 23.1 |
| trans-C18:1 | 23.1 |
| cis-C18:1 | 0.0 |
| C18:2 | 50.0 |
| C18:2, conjugated | 0.0 |
| C18:3 | 1.5 |
| Other | 8.1 |
| Total amino acids, mg/g of DM | 125.7 |
| Essential amino acids, mg/g of DM | |
| Threonine | 4.9 |
| Valine | 6.7 |
| Methionine | 2.7 |
| Isoleucine | 5.0 |
| Leucine | 14.8 |
| Phenylalanine | 6.6 |
| Histidine | 3.1 |
| Lysine | 4.3 |
| Arginine | 5.7 |
| Nonessential amino acids, mg/g of DM | |
| Aspartic acid | 9.4 |
| Serine | 5.8 |
| Glutamic acid | 22.1 |
| Proline | 10.0 |
| Glycine | 5.4 |
| Alanine | 9.8 |
| Cysteine | 2.3 |
| Tyrosine | 4.8 |
| Other amino acids, mg/g of DM1 | 2.3 |
1Composition, g/g of other amino acids: taurine, 0.33; hydroxyproline, 0.14; hydroxylysine, 0.43; ornithine, 0.10.