Table 1.
Analyzed nutrient composition (% as is, except gross energy) of Brassica napus and Brassica juncea solvent-extracted meals and extruded-expelled cakes fed in Experiments 1 and 2.
|
Brassica napus |
Brassica juncea |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solvent–extracted meal1 | Extruded–expelled cake2 | Solvent–extracted meal1 | Extruded–expelled cake2 | |
| Moisture | 10.57 | 6.58 | 8.99 | 5.02 |
| Gross energy, Mcal/kg | 4.377 | 4.915 | 4.338 | 4.906 |
| Crude protein | 37.69 | 34.60 | 38.40 | 35.87 |
| Neutral detergent fiber | 27.60 | 22.30 | 22.26 | 22.03 |
| Acid detergent fiber | 19.68 | 14.80 | 12.79 | 13.13 |
| Crude fiber | 7.75 | 6.82 | 7.24 | 6.57 |
| Crude fat | 2.52 | 11.94 | 2.56 | 9.93 |
| Linoleic acid (18:2n6) | − | 2.45 | − | 1.61 |
| Ash | 7.60 | 6.19 | 7.35 | 6.74 |
| Phosphorus | 0.98 | 0.90 | 1.09 | 0.99 |
| Calcium | 0.55 | 0.47 | 0.62 | 0.66 |
| Indispensable amino acids | ||||
| Arginine | 2.50 | 2.03 | 2.44 | 2.18 |
| Histidine | 1.07 | 0.87 | 0.94 | 0.88 |
| Isoleucine | 1.67 | 1.43 | 1.53 | 1.43 |
| Leucine | 2.92 | 2.56 | 2.70 | 2.55 |
| Lysine, total | 2.24 | 1.68 | 1.96 | 1.72 |
| Lysine, reactive | 2.02 | 1.48 | 1.70 | 1.43 |
| Methionine | 0.80 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.63 |
| Methionine + Cysteine | 1.77 | 1.44 | 1.44 | 1.33 |
| Phenylalanine | 1.66 | 1.54 | 1.50 | 1.49 |
| Threonine | 1.72 | 1.40 | 1.57 | 1.43 |
| Tryptophan | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.48 |
| Valine | 2.26 | 1.93 | 2.00 | 1.87 |
| Dispensable amino acids | ||||
| Alanine | 1.81 | 1.57 | 1.67 | 1.54 |
| Aspartic Acid | 2.92 | 2.34 | 2.85 | 2.44 |
| Cysteine | 0.97 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.70 |
| Glutamic Acid | 6.95 | 6.45 | 5.78 | 6.10 |
| Glycine | 2.09 | 1.73 | 1.90 | 1.77 |
| Proline | 2.31 | 2.16 | 2.00 | 2.20 |
| Serine | 1.50 | 1.39 | 1.39 | 1.36 |
| Tyrosine | 1.12 | 1.01 | 1.06 | 1.06 |
| Total amino acids | 37.67 | 32.47 | 33.76 | 32.37 |
1
Bunge North America (Altona, Manitoba, Canada).
2
Apex Nutri-Solutions Ltd. (Egbert, Alberta, Canada).