Table 4b.

Effect of dietary ME and CP levels on pectoral free amino acid content (dry matter basis) g/100 g.

	ME				CP				ME*CP
	11.31	11.51	11.71	P-value	14	15	16	P-value	P-value
Asp#	7.47b	7.62a	7.57a	0.017	7.55	7.57	7.54	0.773	0.018
Thr*#	3.57a	3.48b	3.54a	0.017	3.52	3.55	3.53	0.442	0.002
Ser#	2.89a	2.68b	2.87a	0.000	2.79	2.83	2.81	0.625	0.001
Glu#	11.37b	11.72a	11.67a	0.000	11.69a	11.60ab	11.48b	0.035	0.009
Pro*#	3.09	3.08	3.07	0.861	3.12	3.07	3.05	0.334	0.063
Gly#	3.84	3.86	3.88	0.872	3.91	3.84	3.83	0.454	0.069
Ala#	4.72b	4.81a	4.85a	0.006	4.78	4.81	4.79	0.602	0.004
Val*^	3.95c	4.50a	4.30b	0.000	4.25	4.23	4.28	0.491	0.141
Met*^	2.73a	2.68b	2.72ab	0.053	2.69b	2.74a	2.70ab	0.077	0.001
Ile*^	3.77c	4.19a	4.07b	0.000	4.01	4.00	4.02	0.869	0.072
Leu*^	6.39	6.47	6.47	0.116	6.42	6.46	6.44	0.651	0.009
Tyr^	2.74a	2.38c	2.59b	0.000	2.51b	2.61a	2.59a	0.011	0.000
Phe*^	4.30b	4.41a	4.35ab	0.016	4.34	4.34	4.38	0.433	0.156
Lys*	7.12b	7.38a	7.32a	0.000	7.29	7.28	7.25	0.706	0.026
His*^	2.82b	3.07a	2.93ab	0.086	2.84	2.92	3.05	0.163	0.481
Arg*^	5.27b	5.35a	5.35a	0.056	5.33	5.34	5.30	0.584	0.033
TAA	75.97b	77.64a	77.54a	0.002	77.02	77.12	77.01	0.963	0.004
EAA	42.99b	44.57a	44.10a	0.001	43.79	43.90	43.98	0.803	0.049
FSAA	36.93	37.24	37.45	0.168	37.34	37.26	37.02	0.444	0.004
BAA	31.95b	33.02a	32.77a	0.001	32.38	32.62	32.74	0.338	0.039
DAA	68.88b	70.25a	70.21a	0.005	69.712	69.872	69.757	0.922	0.003
EAA/TAA%	56.58b	57.40a	56.88b	0.000	56.85	56.91	57.10	0.178	0.130
FSAA/TAA%	48.61a	47.95b	48.29ab	0.013	48.48	48.31	48.06	0.136	0.331
BAA/TAA%	42.05b	42.52a	42.25ab	0.064	42.03b	42.28ab	42.51a	0.059	0.410

In the first column, “*” mean EAA, “#” mean FSAA, “^” mean BAA, “#” add “^” mean DAA.

Data in the same line without letters or the same letter superscripts mean no significant difference (P > 0.05), different letter superscripts mean significant difference (P < 0.01 as highly significant, P < 0.05 as significant).