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Table 2 Analyzed amino acid and vitamin E contents of the experimental diets (as-fed basis)

From: Acetylsalicylic acid supplementation improves protein utilization efficiency while vitamin E supplementation reduces markers of the inflammatory response in weaned pigs challenged with enterotoxigenic E. coli

Acetylsalicylic acid

0 ppm

125 ppm

Added Vitamin E/kg diet

50 IU

100 IU

200 IU

50 IU

100 IU

200 IU

Amino acids, % as-fed

Indispensable amino acids

 His

0.65

0.58

0.59

0.60

0.59

0.60

 Ile

0.90

0.85

0.85

0.87

0.87

0.88

 Leu

1.80

1.68

1.69

1.71

1.71

1.73

 Lys

1.51

1.44

1.58

1.45

1.46

1.43

 Met

0.72

0.66

0.67

0.68

0.71

0.67

 Phe

1.14

1.04

1.06

1.08

1.08

1.09

 Thr

1.19

1.06

1.09

1.04

1.06

1.11

 Val

1.10

1.02

1.01

1.03

1.03

1.02

Dispensable amino acids

 Ala

1.01

0.94

0.95

0.96

0.96

0.97

 Arg

1.27

1.18

1.19

1.20

1.20

1.21

 Asp

2.01

1.85

1.89

1.88

1.89

1.94

 Cys

0.42

0.37

0.42

0.42

0.41

0.44

 Glu

4.98

4.48

4.68

4.72

4.69

4.78

 Gly

0.99

0.95

0.96

0.95

0.94

0.96

 Pro

1.93

1.93

1.82

1.92

1.79

1.68

 Ser

1.26

1.14

1.17

1.16

1.17

1.21

 Tyr

0.83

0.78

0.80

0.79

0.80

0.80

α-tocopherol, mg/kg as-fed

36

111

171

31

102

161

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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891