Table 1 Requirements of true ileal digestible amino acid and ideal dietary amino acid ratios for sows during gestation
From: Improving efficiency of sow productivity: nutrition and health
| Â | Amino acid, true ileal digestible | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Lys | Thr | Val | Leu | Ile | Phe | Arg | His |
D 0 to 60 of gestation | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||||
  Amount, g/d | 5.57 | 4.42 | 3.62 | 4.92 | 3.26 | 2.79 | 4.97 | 2.00 |
  Ratio relative to Lys,% | 100.0 | 79.4 | 65.0 | 88.3 | 58.6 | 50.1 | 89.3 | 35.9 |
D 60 to 114 of gestation | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||||
  Amount, g/d | 8.78 | 6.25 | 5.83 | 8.36 | 4.87 | 4.54 | 8.59 | 3.12 |
  Ratio relative to Lys,% | 100.0 | 71.2 | 66.4 | 95.3 | 55.5 | 51.8 | 97.9 | 35.5 |