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. 2017 Dec 1;1(4):448–457. doi: 10.2527/tas2017.0049

Table 3.

Diet composition (as-fed basis), Exp. 21

Formulated SID2 Val:Lys ratio, %
Item 50 85 Common phase
Ingredient, %
    Corn 62.97 62.50 63.77
    Soybean meal, 48% CP 22.07 22.11 32.86
    Dried whey 10.00 10.00
    Limestone 1.00 1.00 0.98
    Monocalcium phosphate, 22% P 1.65 1.65 1.10
    Salt 0.30 0.30 0.35
    L-Lys-HCl 0.63 0.63 0.3
    DL-Met 0.27 0.27 0.12
    L-Thr 0.29 0.29 0.12
    L-Trp 0.08 0.08
    L-Val 0.00 0.44
    L-Ile 0.10 0.10
    Trace mineral premix3 0.15 0.15 0.15
    Vitamin premix4 0.25 0.25 0.25
    Zinc oxide 0.25 0.25
Total 100.00 100.00 100.00
Calculated analysis
SID AA, %
    Lys 1.24 1.24 1.22
    Ile:Lys 57 57 63
    Leu:Lys 110 110 129
    Met:Lys 40 40 33
    Met & Cys:Lys 60 60 57
    Thr:Lys 66 66 63
    Trp:Lys 20.1 20.1 18.7
    Val:Lys 50 85 69
Total Lys, % 1.36 1.36 1.37
ME, kcal/kg 3,289 3,298 3,272
NE, kcal/kg 2,427 2,407 2,407
SID Lys:ME, g/Mcal 3.75 3.74 3.73
SID Lys:NE, g/Mcal 5.09 5.08 5.16
CP, % 17.6 17.9 21.4
Ca, % 0.82 0.82 0.70
P, % 0.73 0.73 0.64
Available P, % 0.49 0.49 0.41

1The 50 and 85% SID Val:Lys diets were manufactured and blended at the feed mill to create the intermediate Val Concentrations at 57, 63, 68, 73, and 78% of Lys.

2SID = Standardized ileal digestible.

3Provided per kilogram of premix: 22 g Mn from manganese oxide; 73 g Fe from iron sulfate; 73 g Zn from zinc sulphate; 11 g Cu from copper sulfate; 198 mg I from calcium iodate; and 198 mg Se from sodium selenite.

4Provided per kilogram of premix: 3,527,360 IU vitamin A; 881,840 IU vitamin D3; 17,637 IU vitamin E; 3,307 mg riboflavin; 1,764 mg menadione; 11,023 mg pantothenic acid; 33,069 mg niacin; and 15.4 mg vitamin B12.