Table 2.
Analyzed nutrient content of experimental diets1 (as-fed basis)
| LP | HP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item, % | AA– | AA+ | AA– | AA+ |
| DM | 88.5 | 89.1 | 88.8 | 88.9 |
| CP | 16.6 | 16.6 | 19.3 | 19.8 |
| Total AA2 | ||||
| Arg | 1.18 (1.21) | 1.22 (1.21) | 1.08 (1.24) | 1.17 (1.24) |
| His | 0.49 (0.49) | 0.49 (0.49) | 0.45 (0.49) | 0.48 (0.49) |
| Ile | 0.77 (0.77) | 0.83 (0.77) | 0.74 (0.81) | 0.78 (0.81) |
| Leu | 1.53 (1.51) | 1.44 (1.51) | 1.40 (1.57) | 1.47 (1.57) |
| Lys | 1.38 (1.36) | 1.48 (1.36) | 1.36 (1.41) | 1.47 (1.41) |
| Met+Cys | 0.74 (0.76) | 0.88 (0.90) | 0.72 (0.79) | 0.87 (0.93) |
| Phe+Tyr | 1.14 (1.51) | 0.98 (1.51) | 0.91 (1.57) | 1.17 (1.57) |
| Thr | 0.87 (0.83) | 0.98 (0.97) | 0.83 (0.85) | 0.99 (1.01) |
| Trp | 0.22 (0.22) | 0.29 (0.27) | 0.23 (0.23) | 0.26 (0.28) |
| Val | 0.85 (0.88) | 0.84 (0.88) | 0.85 (0.92) | 0.87 (0.92) |
1LP, low protein; HP, high protein; AA–, basal AA profile; AA+, functional AA profile (Thr, Met, and Trp at 120% of requirements for growth).
2Analyzed values of total AA with calculated values in parenthesis.