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Table 2 Diet composition of lactation diets varying in L-lysine HCl, Exp. 2 (as-fed)

From: The use of feed-grade amino acids in lactating sow diets

 

Diet

Ingredient, %

1

2

3

4

5

Corn

58.00

61.01

63.97

66.94

66.89

Soybean meal, 46%

34.00

38.05

27.75

24.60

24.60

Choice White Grease

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

Monocalcium phosphate 21%

1.65

1.65

1.65

1.65

1.65

Limestone

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.35

Salt

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

Vitamin/trace mineral/phytasea

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

Choline chloride

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

L-lysine HCl

0.10

0.20

0.30

0.40

0.40

L-threonine

0.04

0.80

0.20

0.18

0.18

HMTBab

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.04

0.04

L-valine

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.06

Calculated Nutrients Composition

 

 NRC ME, Mcal/kgc

3.450

3.450

3.450

3.450

3.450

 Crude protein, %

21.09

19.97

18.87

17.76

16.72

 SIDd Lys, %

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.12

 SID M + Ce, %

0.62

0.58

0.55

0.55

0.55

 SID Thr, %

0.73

0.73

0.73

0.73

0.73

 SID Trp, %

0.22

0.21

0.19

0.18

0.18

 SID Val, %

0.87

0.83

0.77

0.72

0.77

 g SID Lys/Mcal NRC ME

3.24

3.24

3.24

3.24

3.24

 SID M + C:Lys

0.55

0.52

0.49

0.49

0.49

 SID Thr:Lys

0.65

0.65

0.65

0.65

0.65

 SID Trp:Lys

0.20

0.19

0.17

0.16

0.16

 SID Val:Lys

0.78

0.74

0.69

0.64

0.69

  1. aPremix supplied per kilogram of diet: vitamin A, 11,000 IU; vitamin D3, 1,760 IU; vitamin E (DL-alpha tocopheryl acetate), 66 IU; vitamin K (menadione activity), 3.96 mg; riboflavin, 8.25 mg; D-pantothenic acid, 29.70 mg; niacin, 49.5 mg; vitamin B12, 0.04 mg; D-Biotin, 0.22 mg; folic acid, 1.65 mg; pyridoxine, 5.1 mg; Zn (ZnSO4), 170 mg; Cu (CuSO4), 20 mg; Fe (FeSO4), 170 mg; Mn (MnSO4), 50 mg; I (ethylenediamine dihydriodide), 0.35 mg; and Se (Na2SeO3), 0.30 mg. Phytase was provided as Optiphos (Huevepharma, Sofia, Bulgaria) and added 750 phytase units/kg diet
  2. b ALIMET is a trademark of Novus International, Inc., and is registered in the United States and other countries. Methionine source. 88% 2-hydroxy, 4-methylthio butanoic acid, HMTBa
  3. cCalculated from NRC (1998)
  4. dSID Standardized ileal digestible
  5. eM + C Methionine + cysteine