Table 1.
Outline of dietary treatments.
| Diet | Unbound amino acids (g/kg) | Specified levels |
Analyzed concentrations |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protein (g/kg) | DEB (mEq/kg) | AME (kcal/kg) | Starch (g/kg) | Protein (g/kg) | Ratio (g/g) | ||
| 1 | 6.0 | 200 | 230 | 3,071 | 302.5 | 204.1 | 1.48 |
| 2 | 6.8 | 188 | 230 | 3,071 | 322.2 | 183.3 | 1.76 |
| 3 | 11.7 | 172 | 230 | 3,071 | 356.0 | 173.7 | 2.05 |
| 4 | 24.9 | 156 | 230 | 3,071 | 398.5 | 156.8 | 2.54 |
| 5 | 24.9 | 156 | 120 | 3,071 | 407.9 | 156.5 | 2.61 |
| 6 | 24.9 | 156 | 230 | 2,971 | 339.0 | 155.0 | 2.19 |
| 7 | 24.9 | 156 | 230 | 2,870 | 308.0 | 160.5 | 1.92 |
Abbreviation: AME, apparent metabolizable energy; DEB, dietary electrolyte balance.