. 2021 Apr 21;99(6):skab124. doi: 10.1093/jas/skab124

Table 5.

DIAAS-like reference values¹ of BSFL fed different forms and concentrations of calcium for growing and reproducing cats and growing kittens²

	AAFCO (2019)3					NRC (2006)3
Item	BSFLA	BSFLB	BSFLC	BSFLD	SEM	BSFLA	BSFLB	BSFLC	BSFLD	SEM
Indispensable AA
Arginine	105.93^b	112.17^ab	111.18^ab	112.93^a	0.974	114.02^b	120.74^ab	119.67^ab	121.56^a	1.049
Histidine	248.41^b	261.09^a	261.89^a	260.96^a	1.831	207.01^b	217.58^a	218.24^a	217.47^a	1.526
Isoleucine	203.37^b	225.83^a	225.85^a	215.53^a	2.705	175.75^b	195.17^a	195.18^a	186.26^a	2.337
Leucine	136.05^b	148.91^a	146.57^a	143.61^ab	1.542	113.38^b	124.09^a	122.14^a	119.67^ab	1.285
Lysine	153.87^b	165.17^a	158.41^ab	162.42^ab	1.460	181.03^b	194.32^a	186.36^ab	191.09^ab	1.718
Methionine	75.06^b	80.23^a	79.22^a	80.50^a	0.700	88.14^b	94.21^b	93.03^a	94.52^a	0.822
Met + Cys	42.33	43.60	43.70	45.18	0.638	44.10	45.41	45.52	47.06	0.664
Phenylalanine	219.63^b	239.06^a	233.62^a	231.42^ab	2.261	190.35^b	207.19^a	202.47^a	200.56^ab	1.960
Phe + Tyr	109.25^b	113.81^ab	110.96^ab	114.77^a	0.782	91.52^b	95.34^ab	92.95^ab	96.15^a	0.655
Threonine	137.30^b	149.25^a	146.23^ab	145.75^ab	1.637	128.50^b	139.68^a	136.86^ab	136.41^ab	1.532
Tryptophan	159.46^b	169.30^a	163.54^ab	161.94^b	1.158	207.63^b	220.44^a	212.95^ab	210.86^b	1.507
Valine	237.67^b	282.75^a	278.27^a	269.72^ab	5.913	198.06^b	235.63^a	231.89^a	224.76^ab	4.928

¹DIAAS-like reference values were calculated from the true digestibility of AA in cecectomized roosters.

²DIAAS-like reference values were calculated using the AAFCO (2019) nutrient profiles of AA for growth and reproduction of cats and NRC (2006) recommended allowances of AA for growing kittens.

3BSFLA: 0.2% calcium in basal diet + 1.2% CaCl2; BSFLB: 0.2% calcium in basal + 1.2% CaCO3; BSFLC: 0.2% calcium in basal diet + 0.75% CaCO3; BSFLD: 0.2% calcium in basal diet + 0.6% CaCO3 + 0.6% CaCl2.

^a,bWithin a row, means lacking a common superscript letter differ (P < 0.05); n, 4 roosters per treatment.