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. 2020 Apr 14;98(5):skaa120. doi: 10.1093/jas/skaa120

Table 6.

Diet composition, exp. 5, (as-fed basis)1

Feed-grade AA levels in high-lysine sorghum diets
Item Corn Sorghum Low Low-Med Med-High High
Ingredient, %
 Corn 59.55
 Conventional sorghum 59.10
 High-lysine sorghum 59.15 62.30 66.75 73.55
 Soybean meal, 46.5% CP 34.70 34.65 34.65 31.70 27.50 21.05
 Choice white grease 2.25 2.70 2.73 2.35 1.85 1.00
 Calcium carbonate 0.95 0.96 0.96 0.96 0.94 0.93
 Monocalcium phosphate, 21% 0.98 0.95 0.95 0.95 1.00 1.08
 Salt 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60
l-Lysine HCl 0.30 0.35 0.36 0.45 0.58 0.78
dl-Methionine 0.13 0.16 0.12 0.15 0.18 0.24
l-Threonine 0.12 0.13 0.08 0.12 0.17 0.25
l-Tryptophan 0.02 0.001 0.02 0.06
l-Valine 0.02 0.08
 Trace mineral2 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15
 Vitamin premix3 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
 Phytase4 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02
Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Calculated analysis
 SID AA, %
  Lysine 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30
  Isoleucine:lysine 64 66 74 71 66 59
  Leucine:lysine 128 131 164 161 157 150
  Methionine:lysine 33 34 32 33 34 36
  Methionine and cysteine:lysine 56 56 56 56 56 56
  Threonine:lysine 63 63 63 63 63 63
  Tryptophan:lysine 19.1 19.2 20.1 19.0 19.0 19.1
  Valine:lysine 70 69 77 74 70 70
 SID lysine:net energy, g/Mcal 5.23 5.23 5.23 5.23 5.23 5.23
 SID lysine:crude protein, g/kg 5.9 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.4 7.2
 Total lysine, % 1.47 1.46 1.46 1.45 1.44 1.43
 Net energy, kcal/kg 2,485 2,485 2,485 2,485 2,485 2,485
 Crude protein, % 21.9 22.3 22.5 21.6 20.2 18.1
 Calcium, % 0.73 0.73 0.73 0.72 0.71 0.70
 Phosphorus, % 0.61 0.61 0.61 0.60 0.59 0.58
 Available phosphorus, % 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.39 0.40

1Diets were fed from 9.7 to 20.9 kg BW, respectively.

2Provided per kilogram of premix: 22 g Mn from manganese oxide; 73 g Fe from iron sulfate; 73 g Zn from zinc sulfate; 11 g Cu from copper sulfate; 198 mg I from calcium iodate; and 198 mg Se from sodium selenite.

3Provided 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 D12.

4HiPhos 2700 (DSM Nutritional Products, Parsippany, NJ) provided an estimated release of 0.10% STTD P.