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. 2020 Jul 2;99(10):4730–4740. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2020.06.039

Table 4.

Daily feed intake (DFI), body weights (BW), and feed conversion ratio (FCR) in turkeys fed diets with different Arg and Met content (weeks 1–16 of age, n = 8).

Item DFI, weeks (g/bird)
 BW, week (kg)
 FCR, weeks (kg/kg)
 Mortality (%)
1–4 5–8 9–12 13–16 1–16 4 8 12 16 1–4 5–8 9–12 13–16 1–16
Treatment1
 Arg90Met30 65.4 195.8 360.1 417.4 239.4 1.25 4.34 8.21 11.43 1.53 1.87 2.47 3.55 2.44 2.0
 Arg90Met45 67.9 200.6 352.4 407.1 239.8 1.29 4.40 8.22 11.45 1.54 1.91 2.46 3.45 2.44 0.7
 Arg100Met30 68.3 195.9 353.8 398.9 237.4 1.28 4.34 8.24 11.38 1.56 1.88 2.42 3.58 2.44 1.3
 Arg100Met45 67.1 200.7 357.7 408.6 239.4 1.26 4.38 8.23 11.43 1.56 1.89 2.49 3.46 2.44 2.0
 Arg110Met30 67.3 196.8 355.3 411.2 240.9 1.29 4.36 8.25 11.47 1.53 1.89 2.46 3.45 2.44 1.3
 Arg110Met45 67.5 201.5 349.4 413.4 238.3 1.28 4.36 8.21 11.49 1.54 1.93 2.44 3.40 2.42 1.3
 SEM 0.378 1.682 1.981 2.399 2.083 0.005 0.027 0.036 0.031 0.005 0.008 0.011 0.031 0.011 NA
Arg level, %
 90 66.6 198.2 356.2 412.3 239.6 1.27 4.37 8.21 11.44 1.54b 1.89 2.46 3.50 2.44 1.3
 100 67.7 198.1 355.6 403.4 238.3 1.27 4.36 8.23 11.40 1.56a 1.88 2.45 3.53 2.44 1.7
 110 67.4 199.2 352.3 412.3 239.6 1.29 4.36 8.23 11.48 1.54b 1.91 2.45 3.42 2.43 1.3
Met level, %
 30 67.0 196.2 356.4 409.2 239.2 1.28 4.34 8.23 11.43 1.54 1.88 2.45 3.53 2.44 1.6
 45 67.5 200.9 353.0 409.8 239.1 1.28 4.38 8.21 11.46 1.55 1.91 2.46 3.44 2.43 1.3
P-value
 Arg 0.494 0.969 0.690 0.258 0.967 0.292 0.993 0.974 0.610 0.026 0.478 0.865 0.423 0.947 NA
 Met 0.515 0.180 0.425 0.907 0.982 0.669 0.520 0.890 0.625 0.574 0.133 0.477 0.178 0.869 NA
 Arg x Met 0.121 0.999 0.466 0.236 0.909 0.053 0.935 0.954 0.988 0.834 0.637 0.163 0.901 0.876 NA

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

Abbreviation: NA, not analyzed.

1

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.