Table 3 Contents of crude protein (CP) and amino acids (AA) in the barley-based assay diets (g/kg dry matter)
Item | B1 | B2 | B3 | B4 | B5 | B6 | B7 | B8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CP | 109.1 | 109.6 | 109.6 | 114.2 | 117.5 | 120.4 | 122.1 | 123.8 |
Indispensable AA | ||||||||
Arg | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.1 |
His | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
Ile | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 |
Leu | 7.4 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.6 |
Lys | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
Met | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
Phe | 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.6 |
Thr | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
Trp | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
Val | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.7 |
Dispensable AA | ||||||||
Ala | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
Asp | 6.5 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.9 |
Cys | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
Glu | 24.1 | 26.1 | 26.0 | 27.1 | 26.7 | 28.4 | 30.1 | 29.5 |
Gly | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
Pro | 10.9 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 13.2 | 13.9 | 14.1 |
Ser | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 |