. 2019 Dec 10;99(2):1028–1037. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2019.10.008

Table 5.

The effect of diets with different Arg and Met content on the carcass traits of turkeys at 16 wk of age (g/100 g body weight).

Item	Live BW, kg	Dressing yield	Breast muscles, total	Pectoralis major	Pectoralis minor	Thigh	Drumstick	Abdominal fat	Heart	Liver	Gizzard
Treatment¹
Arg₉₀Met₃₀	10.32	82.0	23.1	18.4	4.67	10.8	8.11	1.68	0.31	1.72	0.67
Arg₉₀Met₄₅	10.80	82.3	22.8	18.1	4.63	10.6	8.01	1.83	0.30	1.75	0.62
Arg₁₀₀Met₃₀	10.53	82.8	22.7	18.2	4.50	11.0	8.15	1.90	0.32	1.74	0.66
Arg₁₀₀Met₄₅	10.54	82.8	23.5	19.0	4.57	10.6	7.96	1.78	0.30	1.59	0.64
Arg₁₁₀Met₃₀	10.25	83.1	24.0	19.3	4.66	10.6	8.03	1.66	0.31	1.53	0.67
Arg₁₁₀Met₄₅	10.76	83.2	24.0	19.4	4.62	10.3	7.96	1.91	0.30	1.63	0.62
SEM	0.063	0.110	0.132	0.122	0.031	0.084	0.068	0.250	0.004	0.030	0.011
Arg level, %
90	10.56	82.2^b	22.9^b	18.26^b	4.65	10.7	8.06	1.75	0.31	1.74	0.65
100	10.54	82.8^a	23.1^b	18.60^b	4.54	10.8	8.06	1.84	0.31	1.67	0.65
110	10.51	83.1^a	24.0^a	19.34^a	4.64	10.4	7.99	1.78	0.30	1.58	0.65
Met level, %
30	10.37	82.6	23.3	18.66	4.61	10.8	8.10	1.75	0.31	1.67	0.67
45	10.70	82.8	23.4	18.82	4.60	10.5	7.98	1.84	0.30	1.66	0.63
P value
Arg	0.932	0.001	0.001	0.003	0.276	0.163	0.914	0.599	0.898	0.097	0.992
Met	0.008	0.512	0.513	0.452	0.936	0.077	0.401	0.221	0.274	0.851	0.115
Arg × Met	0.159	0.759	0.135	0.133	0.746	0.801	0.933	0.104	0.876	0.197	0.838

Values in same column with no common superscript denote a significant difference (P ≤ 0.05).

Abbreviations: Arg, arginine; BW, body weight; Lys, lysine; Met, methionine; SEM, standard error of mean.

Treatment: Arg90Met30 received 90% Arg level and 30% Met level relative to the content of dietary Lys; Arg90Met45 received 90% Arg level and 45% Met level relative to the content of dietary Lys; Arg100Met30 received 100% Arg level and 30% Met level relative to the content of dietary Lys; Arg100Met45 received 100% Arg level and 45% Met level relative to the content of dietary Lys; Arg110Met30 received 110% Arg level and 30% Met level relative to the content of dietary Lys; Arg110Met45 received 110% Arg level and 45% Met level relative to the content of dietary Lys.