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Table 1 Composition of essential amino acids of body components and milk

From: Concept and application of ideal protein for pigs

Item

Body components 1

 
 

Carcass

Offals

Whole blood

Hair

Milk 2

Contribution, %

     

  At 8.5 kg BW

66.2

28.0

4.0

1.8

-

  At 107 kg BW

78.8

14.1

5.4

1.7

-

AA, %

     

  Lys

7.6

6.6

9.0

4.0

7.4

  Met

1.9

1.6

0.8

0.5

2.0

  Cys

1.1

1.3

1.5

13.0

1.7

  Thr

4.0

3.6

3.7

5.7

4.3

  Trp

1.1

1.3

1.5

0.3

1.4

  Val

4.7

4.9

9.0

5.9

5.1

  Ile

3.9

3.5

1.3

3.7

4.3

  Leu

7.1

7.1

13.0

8.0

8.7

  Phe

3.8

4.0

6.8

2.7

4.2

  Tyr

3.0

3.1

2.9

3.4

4.1

  His

3.7

2.8

5.6

2.0

3.9

  Arg

6.5

5.6

3.8

6.5

5.5

  1. 1From [2].
  2. 2From [3,4].